The BCRA Held a Conference on Counter Proliferation Financing

The BCRA held the First Conference on Counter Proliferation Financing. This conference aimed to strengthen policies and practices that uphold the integrity of the financial system, to comply with the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), and to promote the implementation of effective measures for detection, asset freezing and interagency cooperation.

At the closing of the conference, the Governor of the BCRA, Santiago Bausili, highlighted the importance of this initiative and said: “It is essential to incorporate rules and behaviors into our financial system that align with the best practices and streamline our integration into the international financial system.”

Silvina Rivarola, Member of the Board of the BCRA, delivered the closing remarks. She said that “this conference reaffirms that combating proliferation financing is not only an international obligation but also a national responsibility to protect the integrity of our financial system, global security, and reputation.”

The conference was held in the Auditorium of Banco de la Nación Argentina on August 26, 2025, and was organized by the UIF Compliance Reporting Senior Management Office of the BCRA, led by Nathan Kogan Lewit.

The conference gathered over 400 people, including reporting parties and relevant government bodies, to provide training on the identification of proliferation financing risks, promote compliance with the FATF recommendations, and strengthen interagency cooperation for the detection and asset freezing.

The program included presentations on emerging threats, typologies, control of sensitive goods and international standards, featuring experts from the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), the Financial Action Task Force of Latin America (GAFILAT), the Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology, the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the AML/CTF/CPF National Coordination.

Nathan Kogan Lewit (BCRA), Juan Manuel Portilla (GAFILAT), Tim Louthan (LSEG Risk Intelligence), Martín Dieser (DIGAN), Che Sidanius (LSEG), Patricio Michlig (CNAL/CFT), Juan Carlos Escalera (LSEG LATAM), Silvina Rivarola (BCRA) y Santiago Bausili (BCRA).

August 28, 2025