Countering the illegal activities of microfinance organizations and the creation of financial pyramids

Topical issues of countering the illegal activities of microfinance organizations and the creation of financial pyramids were discussed at a round table organized by the Academy of Law Enforcement Agencies in an online format.

The forum was attended by employees of the Academy – members of the author’s team of interdepartmental scientific research, representatives of the Prosecutor General’s Office, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Agencies for financial monitoring, anti-corruption, regulation and development of the financial market, the Academy of the Prosecutor General’s Office of Uzbekistan, domestic non-governmental organizations and the scientific community.

In the context of ensuring the economic security of the country, preserving and improving the welfare of citizens, the participants noted the importance of suppressing illegal microfinance activities, strengthening measures of responsibility for the creation of financial pyramids.

The important aspects of the normative consolidation of the concept and features of financial pyramids are raised, the problems arising in the process of pre-trial proceedings are considered.

Following the results of the forum, further directions of interdepartmental cooperation in the framework of detecting and suppressing crimes in this area were determined.