The plan is aimed at establishing an anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism financing mechanism in Viet Nam, implementing the Vietnamese Government's commitments to setting up the financing of terrorism (CFT) and anti-money laundering (AML) mechanism and the country's role  in the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG), and participating in trans-national crime prevention programs.

Besides, the plan looks to protect national, organizational and individual benefits and contribute to preventing crimes and corruption; strengthen the stability of financial organizations and stimulate the economic growth rate; confirm the standpoints and commitments in anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism financing for peace, stability, development and integration as well as increasing the status of Viet Nam in the international community.

By Thuy Dung