Arzu Khalilova, Head of the International Relations Division of the Cooperation Department of the Financial Monitoring Service, has been elected Deputy Chair of the Membership, Support and Compliance Working Group of the Egmont Group during the Group’s 32nd Plenary Meeting and Working Group Meetings, held in Baku from 5 to 10 July 2026.

Established on 9 June 1995 to strengthen international cooperation among Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs), the Egmont Group is an international platform that facilitates the secure exchange of financial intelligence and expertise in combating money laundering and terrorist financing. The Group currently comprises FIUs from 186 countries.

The Membership, Support and Compliance Working Group is one of the key working groups of the Egmont Group, supporting FIUs in meeting international standards on combating money laundering and terrorist financing, as well as the Group’s membership criteria.

Arzu Khalilova has actively contributed to the work of the Egmont Group’s Membership, Support and Compliance Working Group. She has served as a legal reviewer for the membership applications of the FIUs of Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Madagascar, and as an expert within the Support and Compliance Process. She also co-chaired a sub-working group established under the “Independence and Autonomy of Financial Intelligence Units” project and led the development of the relevant Rules.