NATIONAL RISK ASSESSMENT OF MONEY LAUNDERING, TERRORIST FINANCING AND PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION ADOPTED

08.01.2025.

At its session held on December 5, 2024, the Government of the Republic of Serbia adopted a Conclusion approving the National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction.

In 2024, the Republic of Serbia conducted a review and assessment of the risks within its system for preventing money laundering, terrorist financing, and the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. As part of this effort, the following National Risk Assessment documents were updated: the Money Laundering Risk Assessment, the Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment, the Legal Entities and Legal Arrangements Risk Assessment, the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment in the Digital Assets Sector, the Proliferation Financing Risk Assessment, and the Risk Assessment of Misuse of the NPO Sector for Terrorist Financing.

More than 200 representatives of the state sector, as well as representatives of the financial and non-financial sectors, participated in the process, so as to reach objective conclusions on the threats and vulnerabilities of the system for preventing money laundering, terrorist financing and the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

As a key participant in the risk assessment process, the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption contributed data and information within its scope of responsibility. This included details from the Agency's registers of public officials, property, and income declarations, as well as information related to the verification of property and income reports, resolving conflict of interest, acting upon complaints, and the Agency's networking with other state bodies and legal entities. These contributions were provided in accordance with the Law on the Prevention of Corruption and the Law on Financing Political Activities.