FCC RegUpdate

Through its nine FATF-Style Regional Bodies (FSRBs), the FATF brings together a global network of 205 jurisdictions, each of which has made a commitment at the highest political level to implement the FATF Recommendations. The findings of assessments are available in the form of Mutual Evaluation Reports (MERs) and Follow-Up Reports (FURs).

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Here are the findings regarding how 26 grey-listed countries performed against each of the FATF’s 40 recommendations:

  • 15 grey-listed countries have shown improvement in 75 instances related to the FATF recommendations.
  • 8 countries have not made any changes to align with FATF recommendations.
  • Since 2016, no mutual evaluations have been conducted for Libya, Yemen, and Syria.

It’s important to note that most of the grey-listed countries are in compliance with the following recommendations:

  • Recommendation 9: Financial institution secrecy laws
  • Recommendation 21: Tipping-off and confidentiality
  • Recommendation 30: Responsibilities of law enforcement and investigative authorities