FATF Renews Call for Action Concerning High-Risk Jurisdictions (“Black List”)

25/10/2024
Posted by: Pambos Kyriacou

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issued a statement concerning high-risk jurisdictions with significant strategic deficiencies in their anti-money laundering and counterterrorist financing (AML/CTF) frameworks.

FATF continued to identify Iran, Myanmar, and North Korea as ‘Black List’ jurisdictions due to their AML/CTF deficiencies, and renewed its call for member jurisdictions to apply countermeasures, including enhanced due diligence.

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