Madagascar's progress in strengthening measures to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing

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Madagascar Follow-Up Report 2023

ESAAMLG Follow-Up Report Madagascar - 2023

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5 June 2023 - Madagascar has made significant overall progress in resolving the technical compliance shortcomings identified in its 2018 Mutual Evaluation Report.

Seven Recommendations have been re-rated.

  • Recommendation 1 initially rated NC is upgraded to Compliant
  • Recommendation 10 initially rated NC is upgraded to Partially Compliant
  • Recommendation 13 initially rated Partially Compliant is upgraded to Compliant
  • Recommendation 16 initially rated NC is upgraded to Partially Compliant
  • Recommendation 19 initially rated Partially Compliant is upgraded to Largely Compliant
  • Recommendation 32 initially rated Partially Compliant is upgraded to Largely Compliant
  • Recommendation 34 initially rated NC is upgraded to Partially Compliant

Madagascar will remain in enhanced follow-up.

Technical Compliance

Ratings which reflect the extent to which a country has implemented the technical requirements of the FATF Recommendations.

C = compliant   |   LC = largely compliant     |   PC = partially compliant   |   NC = non-compliant

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