Kazakhstan Deepens International Financial Security Partnership with Egmont Group

Kazakh Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov has met with Egmont Group Executive Secretary Jérôme Beaumont to strengthen international collaboration on financial security.

The talks followed earlier discussions between Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Egmont Group Chair Elżbieta Franków-Jaśkiewicz, focusing on measures to prevent the illicit outflow of funds and curb the financing of terrorism, The Caspian Post informs via Kazakh media.

Beaumont commended Kazakhstan’s ongoing reforms and affirmed the organization’s readiness to deepen cooperation. Bektenov highlighted the Egmont Group’s pivotal role as a global platform for financial security and reaffirmed Kazakhstan’s commitment to international standards in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CFT), including asset recovery and enhancing the effectiveness of financial intelligence.

Both leaders stressed the importance of advancing joint efforts to promote global financial stability. The Egmont Group comprises 182 Financial Intelligence Units worldwide.

Kazakhstan continues recovering illegally transferred assets, with funds recovered under presidential directives being invested in the construction and modernization of hundreds of social infrastructure projects across the country.