The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an inter-governmental body whose purpose is the development and promotion of national and international policies to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. The FATF is therefore a 'policy-making body' that works to generate the necessary political will to bring about legislative and regulatory reforms in these areas. The FATF has published 40 + 9 Recommendations in order to meet this objective.  More... 

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Mutual Evaluation of Brazil

09-Aug-2010

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering in South America (GAFISUD) have jointly conducted an assessment of the implementation of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) standards in Brazil. The Executive Summary is now available. The full report is now available for download; the Executive Summary was published on 29 June 2010.

Mutual Evaluation of India

29-Jul-2010

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the Asian/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) have jointly conducted an assessment of the implementation of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) standards in India. The full report is now available for download; the Executive Summary was published on 2 July 2010.

Mutual Evaluation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

27-Jul-2010

The implementation of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) standards in the Kingdom of Saudi was assessed jointly by the FATF and MENAFATF. The full report is now available for download; the Executive Summary was published on 1 July 2010.

Outcomes of the FATF Plenary meeting, Amsterdam, 23-25 June 2010

28-Jun-2010

The Chairman's summary provides an overview of the major outcomes of the Plenary, during which India became a full member of the FATF and the mutual evaluations of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, India and Brazil were approved. 

Ongoing work to identify jurisdictions with strategic AML/CFT deficiencies

25-Jun-2010

As part of on-going efforts to identify and work with jurisdictions with strategic AML/CFT deficiencies, the FATF has updated its two public documents issued in February 2010:

• FATF Public Statement
• Improving global AML/CFT Compliance: On-going Process

Combating Proliferation Financing: A Status Report on Policy Development and Consultation

29-Apr-2010

The FATF has released a status report on the policy work and consultation being undertaken in relation to proliferation financing. This report is non-binding and is being published for information only, to raise awareness of issues under discussion.

Money Laundering vulnerabilities of Free Trade Zones

26-Mar-2010

Free trade zones offer many incentives and benefits to the companies that operate within it.  But, the characteristics that makes free trade zones beneficial for legitimate businesses, also makes them highly attractive for illicit actors who take advantage of a more relaxed oversight to launder the proceeds of crime and finance terrorism.  This FATF report highlights the vulnerabilities of free trade zones.

Mutual Evaluation of Germany

22-Mar-2010

The assessment of the implementation of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) standards in Germany was conducted by an IMF team of assessors. The full report is now available for download; the Executive Summary was published on 22 February 2010.

Mutual Evaluation of Luxembourg

22-Mar-2010

The FATF has conducted an assessment of the implementation of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) standards in Luxembourg.  The full report is now available for download in French.  The executive summary (in English) was published on 23 February.

Interim follow-up report to the Mutual Evaluation of Greece

04-Mar-2010

The FATF has released an interim follow-up report, setting out progress made since the report of the third mutual evaluation of Greece, which was published in June 2007.

Since the publication of the mutual evaluation report, Greece has provided the FATF Plenary with progress reports on a regular basis.  At the February 2010 Plenary meeting, Greece requested the publication of this progress report.

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Mutual Evaluation of India

Mutual Evaluation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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