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Tunisia hopes for a positive decision allowing it to leave definitively, from the list of countries subject to FATF supervision, during the general assembly of this institution scheduled for October 13 to 18, 2019 in Paris, the CTAF said in a press release. released Wednesday evening. "Tunisia has completed its action plan relating to the issue and the FATF experts visiting Tunisia on September 16 and 17, 2019, were able to verify the reforms carried out in the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism and ensure commitment to prosecute them," the statement read. A team of experts from the Financial Action Task Force for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) carried out on September 16 and 17, 2019, a visit to Tunisia where they attended a meeting with senior officials of the Tunisian state. This meeting was chaired by the Governor of the Central Bank and the President of the CTAF in the presence of the Ministers of Justice and Finance and the Minister Advisor to the Head of Government in charge of Tax Reform and the Secretary General of the CTAF. Following this meeting, the FATF experts met representatives of the ministries, authorities and administrations concerned and supervisory bodies of the financial and non-financial professions as well as professionals and executives of banks, financial institutions, insurance and designated non-financial professions. On September 17, the second day of the visit, the FATF team met with representatives of the National Commission for the Fight against Terrorism and the CTAF. "All these meetings took place in good conditions," said the CTAF. Following this visit, the team of experts will prepare its final report which will be submitted to the International Cooperation Review Group, before transferring its conclusions to the FATF General Assembly, scheduled for October 13-18, 2018 in Paris. , to rule on the issue of Tunisia's withdrawal from the FATF list.