Some of the primary objectives of FATF is to provide “strong and powerful tools to enable countries to protect the integrity of the financial system and contribute to safety and security…through a consolidated strategy to combat terrorist financing, enhance information-sharing, coordinate efforts to detect terrorist financing lead to successful investigations, and ensure a better global implementation of effective counter-terrorist financing measures through closer coordination with FATF’s regional bodies and the actions they are taking. Published in Daily Times, February 25th 2018.