On Monday, February 24, 2025, experts from the German International Development Cooperation Agency (GIZ - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) paid a working visit to the to the Financial Intelligence Processing Unit (CTRF).

The President of the CTRF, Mr. Saoudia Mohamed, accompanied by certain members of the Council and executives of the Unit, welcomed the delegation of experts to the new headquarters of the Unit. After a word of welcome, the President presented Algeria's action plan to exit the FATF gray list, mentioning the main actions undertaken and demonstrating Algeria's will and capabilities within the framework of this national action plan.

The meeting then gave rise to discussions and fruitful exchanges concerning the role of the Unit in supporting the national system to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), particularly with regard to the establishment of the goAML system, improving the quality of suspicious transaction reports, raising awareness of Designated non-financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs), as well as other challenges encountered by the Algerian financial and banking sector in this area.  

Finally, GIZ Group experts welcomed the efforts made by Algeria and confirmed their availability for continued consultation and reinforced support. For their part, the participants expressed their desire to strengthen cooperation and exchanges with the Group's experts in order to further support the national system to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT).