A  conference on „Information Analysis Methods Used for Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism” organized by the National Bank of Georgia and the Financial Monitoring  Service was convened at the hotel „Tbilisi Marriott”. The conference was held with the help of the consultants of  the international organizations  such as the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the USA International Development Agency, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and United Nations Development  Program.   The experts of the financial monitoring service of Georgia Azerbaijan, Armenia, Estonia, the Great Britain and the company „Real Systems”  took  part in the conference.   The discussion touched upon the structure of information on combating money laundering  and the financing of terrorism, the issues of the database management, the legislative changes required  for preventing the legalization of illicit incomes and the importance of the cooperation between the financial  monitoring  services and the law enforcement authorities,  information exchange, analysis and research methods.   The invited experts shared experience on the methods for combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism and analysis of information available at financial monitoring services.   The representatives of the company „Real Systems” will conduct a seminar at the National Bank of Georgia on May 18.