Anti money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism xii the event provided a unique opportunity for four african countries the world bank the international monetary fund the group for inter governmental action against money laundering giaba the fatf style body for ecowas and the african development bank afdb to. Anti money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism a world bank global dialogue series was inaugurated in january 2002 the first dialogue in the series covered several countries from the world banks europe and central asia eca region this second dia logue in the series covered the banks latin america and the. The handbook provides guidance to nonbank financial institutions nbfis on how to manage risks related to money laundering and the financing of terrorism and is intended to assist nbfis in developing and implementing policies and procedures to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism. The international standard for the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism has been established by the financial action task force fatf which is a 33 member organization with primary responsibility for developing a world wide standard for anti money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism. Anti money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism a world bank global dialogue series was inaugurated on january 24 2002 the first dialogue in the series covers several countries from the world banks europe and central asia eca region kazakhstan latvia romania russia and ukraine