## Strategic and Practical Considerations in Money laundering Investigations and Prosecutions (PCMLI)

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Strategic and Practical Considerations in Money laundering Investigations and Prosecutions (PCMLI)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/pcmlice26-26)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: CE 26.26
- Location: Kuwait City, Kuwait
- Dates: September 13-17, 2026 (1 week)
- Delivery method: In-person Training
- Primary language: English
- Interpretation language: Arabic
- Status: Deadline passed

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### Target audience and qualifications
- Target audience: Prosecutors, Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) officials; criminal justice officials; and other government officials involved in money laundering investigations and prosecutions, in their respective countries.
- Qualifications: Participants are expected to have a minimum of two years' experience in AML/CFT related issues.

### Course description
- One-week course focusing on the roles and responsibilities of prosecutors, FIU officials, criminal justice officials, and other government officials in:
  - prevention and detection of money laundering and other financial crimes;
  - investigation and prosecution of money laundering and other financial crimes.
- Focus on regional case studies that bring out best practices and key features of successful investigatory, prosecutorial and confiscatory regimes, including cross border asset recovery.

### Course objectives
- Upon completion participants should be able to:
  - Identify key considerations in money laundering investigations and prosecutions, consistent with the FATF Recommendations.
  - Highlight major challenges practitioners face in conducting effective ML investigations and securing convictions.
  - Facilitate the exchange of experiences between experts and country practitioners, including lessons learned.
  - Identify best practices for effective money laundering investigations and the confiscation of criminal assets.

### Training modalities
- The modalities of the course will include:
  - (i) Key concepts and discussions at the strategic and policy levels to highlight international requirements, regional challenges, initiatives, and possible ways to advance the AML agenda at the national level.
  - (ii) Practical and tabletop exercises at the operational level to apply the practices and strategies learned to complex ML cases.

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## References

- [In-person Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [Executive Training 2 on Fiscal Policy Considerations (FPA)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/fpcce26-16)
- [Institutional Sector Accounts-Advanced - Blended (ISA-A)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/hq/2027/isa-ahq27-02)
- [Core Elements of Banking Supervision (CBS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2027/cbsat27-10)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/pcmlice26-26_