Singapore’s T Raja Kumar appointed as next President of FATF

Singapore’s T Raja Kumar appointed as next President of FATF

  • T. Raja Kumar of Singapore has been appointed as the next President of Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
  • He will assume office with effect from July 01, 2022. for a fixed period of two-year term.
  • Mr. Kumar will replace Dr. Marcus Pleyer of Germany.
  • T. Raja Kumar is the current Head of Singapore’s delegation to the FATF since 2015.
  • This will be the first time that Singapore is taking on the Presidency of FATF, since becoming its member in 1992.
  • The FATF is the global money laundering and terrorism financing watchdog. Its headquarter is based at Paris, France.

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