The Financial Monitoring Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan (the Service) has renewed its cooperation under the ECOFEL Certification Programme (ECP), implemented by the Egmont Group’s Centre of Excellence and Leadership for Financial Intelligence Units (ECOFEL), for the next period.

To this end, a Letter of Agreement was signed between the Service and ECOFEL. Under the agreement, the Service’s employees will retain access to the Programme’s core training materials for non-commercial purposes, as well as to internationally recognized training resources.

The ECP is an international online training and certification programme developed for financial intelligence unit professionals. The Programme supports the development of participants’ professional knowledge and skills through interactive learning modules, assessments based on real-life cases, and training materials aligned with international standards.

The Letter of Agreement was signed during a meeting attended by Zaur Fatizade, Chairman of the Board of the Financial Monitoring Service, representatives of the Egmont Group leadership, and ECOFEL representatives.

The renewal of the cooperation once again demonstrates the Financial Monitoring Service’s commitment to expanding knowledge exchange with international partners, strengthening the professional capacity of its staff, and promoting the application of best practices in the field of financial intelligence.