Introduction to Terrorism Financing


Objectives


In this module, we will address the following questions:

  • What is terrorism and terrorism financing?
  • What are the trends in terrorism?
  • What are the principal uses and sources of money by terrorist organisations?
  • What are the principal methods used by terrorist organisations to transfer money?
  • What are the principal types of activities relating to terrorists and their assets?
  • What are the Financial Action Task Force's 9 Special Recommendations?

Your key learning objectives will be to respond effectively to each of the questions listed above.


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