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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Plenary has appointed Culture Ministry Secretary Vivek Aggarwal arsenic the adjacent vice-president of the planetary anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing watchdog for the 2026-2027 term.
“Members approved the priorities of the FATF nether the incoming U.K. Presidency, and appointed Mr. Vivek Aggarwal of India arsenic the incoming vice-president of the FATF (July 2026-June 2027),” said an FATF release.
Mr. Aggarwal volition succeed Giles Thomson, who has served arsenic FATF vice-president since July 1, 2025.
Currently serving arsenic Secretary successful the Culture Ministry, Mr. Aggarwal has headed India’s delegation to the FATF. He led a multidisciplinary squad during India’s FATF Mutual Evaluation process.
His enactment is being viewed arsenic a important improvement for India’s relation successful planetary fiscal governance and efforts to fortify planetary practice connected issues of anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing and illicit fiscal flows.
