The workshop featured expert contributions from the Financial Action Task Force, the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism and six jurisdictions (Kazakhstan, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand and United Kingdom). Additional insights were provided by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and Tax Justice Network, which offered a comprehensive view of global developments around crypto-assets. Discussions also focused on the technical and legal requirements of the CARF and the amended CRS to support effective implementation efforts in the region.
Through experience sharing and technical sessions, participants explored the implications of crypto-assets for tax compliance and financial regulation and identified strategies for cross-agency collaboration, particularly between tax and AML authorities, to strengthen international collaboration in addressing tax evasion and illicit financial flows. The regional workshop aimed at supporting global efforts to strengthen transparency around crypto-assets, in particular through the effective implementation of the CARF and the amended CRS.
The Global Forum is the leading multilateral body mandated to ensure that jurisdictions around the world adhere to and effectively implement the Standard on Transparency and Exchange of Information on Request and the Standards for Automatic Exchange of Information (financial accounts and crypto-asset transactions). These objectives are achieved through a robust monitoring and peer review process. The Global Forum also runs an extensive capacity-building programme to support its members in implementing the standards and help tax authorities make the best use of cross-border information sharing channels.
The Global Forum capacity-building programme is supported by the following development partners:
