Abstract: the article defines measures to create an effective system to combat money laundering and terrorist financing in Russia in the context of shifting the emphasis from the use of currency legislation and currency control restrictions to the AML/CFT industry. The expediency of focusing on improving the level of efficiency of mechanisms for information exchange and both interstate and domestic (between individual authorized bodies and structures) cooperation is indicated. The indicators of capital withdrawal from the territory of the Russian Federation abroad in 2017-2018, including to offshore zones, are considered. The main legal acts of the Russian Federation, Reports of the Bank, Rosfinmonitoring in the field of AML/CFT, as well as FATF Recommendations are analyzed.
Keywords: money laundering, terrorist financing, currency control, information exchange, international cooperation