Tajikistan
Tajikistan has been an EAG member since the Group's foundation. Tajikistan underwent a mutual evaluation in June 2007. The 9th EAG Plenary approved the Tajikistani mutual evaluation report. It was also strongly recommended that Tajikistan adopted AML/CFT legislation compliant with the FATF recommendations and took every necessary step to ensure operation of a local financial intelligence unit.
In January 2009, Tajikistan formed a Working Group chaired by the Tajikistani Presidential adviser for economic issues, which was tasked with drafting an AML/CFT bill and elaborating proposals for creating a financial intelligence unit.
As a result of the Working Group activities, on October 20, 2009 the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomalii Rahmon signed Order № 724 on creating an FIU under the National Bank of Tajikistan – the Financial Monitoring Department.
Before that, the functions of an FIU were fulfilled by the State Financial Monitoring and Anti-Corruption Agency of Tajikistan which first Director was Mr. Sherkhoni Salimzoda.