Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering Holds 2026 Annual Meeting from 27 to 31 July 2026

The 2026 Annual Meeting of the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) was held from 27 to 31 July 2026 in Brunei Darussalam, with more than 380 delegates from 41 jurisdictions across the Asia-Pacific region in attendance. The meeting was chaired by the APG Co-Chairs, Mr. Mitsutoshi Kajikawa, Vice Minister of Finance of Japan, and Ms. Lesa Gale, Deputy Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police. 

Mongolia was represented by a delegation led by Mr. N. Khuderchuluun, Vice Chair of the Financial Regulatory Commission, comprising officials from the Bank of Mongolia, the Financial Information Unit of Mongolia, the General Intelligence Agency, the National Police Agency, and the Financial Regulatory Commission. 

The meeting outlined the Co-Chairs' two-year strategic priorities in line with the APG Strategic Plan 2024-2028. Participants were also briefed on the methodology and key considerations for the fifth round of mutual evaluations and discussed international cooperation, asset recovery, and non-conviction-based confiscation. In addition, the Mutual Evaluation Reports of Malaysia, Singapore, and Canada were adopted under the FATF's fifth round of mutual evaluations, and member jurisdictions shared good practices in preparing for mutual evaluations. 

The meeting further discussed combating cyber-enabled fraud and money laundering, strengthening international cooperation, and launching a new typologies project on trade-based money laundering. As part of the International Cooperation Review Group seminar, a representative of the Financial Regulatory Commission participated as a panellist in a discussion on "The Role of Lead Reviewers in Joint Groups" and shared Mongolia's experience. 

The Technical Assistance Forum was attended by 26 APG members and 13 donor organisations. Participants discussed technical assistance priorities for the coming year and opportunities for cooperation.