Nepal’s AML/CFT regime has undergone significant reform since its 2011 mutual evaluation, however further legislative amendments are needed.
September 13, 2023Laos is rated "non-compliant" on nine of the FATF's 40 recommendations, and "partially compliant" on 22 recommendations.
August 30, 2023AUSTRAC to develop national risk assessment on terrorism financing by late 2023, and on money laundering by early 2024.
June 28, 2023RUSI's Fatima Alsancak says the FATF should consider Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as an impetus to update its standards and country assessment process to address corruption.
May 16, 2023Indonesia has a strong AML/CFT framework but needs to address risks in some sectors and improve investigation and prosecution. Foresty crime and terrorism financing are some of the country's key risks.
April 28, 2023The German FIU was sitting on more than 100,000 unprocessed SARs which it did not disclose to the FATF during its mutual evaluation.
December 23, 2022Crypto exchanges will be obliged to share information on users and screen customers against sanctions lists.
October 18, 2022PPPs could benefit from the FATF providing a clearer endorsement of their benefits within the global framework, the paper says.
July 13, 2022The FATF says New Zealand was re-rated on Recommendation 25 due to new requirements for trusts coming into force.
June 1, 2022The FATF finds that countries have made "huge progress" in improving technical compliance, but many still face substantial challenges in taking effective action.
April 20, 2022