Taiwan's Investigation Bureau is publicly praising an outgoing Nigerian anti-money-laundering official, a small but positive sign for Taiwan's standing in global financial crime networks.

• Mohammed Shahid Ahmed, vice chair of the Egmont Group and a senior officer at Nigeria's financial intelligence unit, has finished his term.
• Nigerian media ran photos of his Taipei visit this year, where he met the head of Taiwan's Investigation Bureau and handed over a plaque.
• The visit came during a cross-border cooperation conference, with talks on chasing stolen assets abroad and swapping financial intelligence.
• Taiwan and Nigeria have shared money-laundering and terror-financing intelligence since a 2012 agreement, now widening into fintech and practical know-how.
• The bureau says dirty money is moving across borders faster, making fast trust-based sharing between countries more important.

Outlook: Taiwan says it will keep deepening ties with Nigeria and other Egmont Group members to track cross-border financial crime.