Counter-ISIL Finance Group holds 4th meeting in Rome

The Counter-ISIL Finance Group (CIFG), an organisation of 36 states co-chaired by the US, Italy, and Saudi Arabia, held its 4th meeting last week. The Group’s formation is part of international efforts to provide a coordinated response to ISIL. It seeks to disrupt ISIL’s finances by preventing it from using the international financial system, countering…