Development of international cooperation to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

The article discusses issues of international cooperation, functional and methodological interaction between authorized bodies, the use of modern approaches to countering money laundering and terrorist financing, reveals areas for improving methodological tools at the national state level, analyzes organizational processes of control, supervision and monitoring, evaluates methodological developments used in the activities of authorized international organizations and associations. The article analyzes the results of the functioning of the Russian system for countering criminal proceeds, identifies strengths, and evaluates problem areas. The article analyzes the activities of the FATF, based on the specifics of its target orientation, examines the organizational aspects of the functioning of mechanisms that ensure information and functional interaction, evaluates the effectiveness of control and monitoring mechanisms, and justifies the need to form unified approaches, standardized techniques, methods, and tools. The formed conclusions aimed at improving anti-money laundering systems.