DUBAI: The Central Bank of the UAE recently held a workshop at the Central Bank branch in Dubai on “The Implementation of Forty Recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) of 2012”. The two-day workshop was organised by the Anti-Money Laundering and Suspicious Case Unit (AMLSCU), in line with its strategy to create awareness among its strategic partners on the evolving international standards in order to further strengthen the AML/CFT framework and be prepared for the next round of mutual evaluation on AML/CFT. The workshop included the scope of the recommendations, procedures for assessing compliance, new technologies, customer due diligence, reporting of suspicious cases and practical exercises. It was attended by more than 210 persons comprising NAMLC members, senior management, compliance professionals and operational staff from banks and other financial institutions.