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

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Language

English

Country

Azerbaijan

Overall, Azerbaijan has made progress since its Mutual Evaluation report was adopted.

As a result of this progress, Azerbaijan has been re-rated on R.8, R.14, R.16, R.24, R.26, R.33 and R.34.

  • Recommendation 8 is re-rated from Partially Compliant to Largely Compliant
  • Recommendation 14 is re-rated from Partially Compliant to Largely Compliant
  • Recommendation 16 is re-rated from Partially Compliant to Largely Compliant
  • Recommendation 24 is re-rated from Partially Compliant to Largely Compliant
  • Recommendation 26 is re-rated from Partially Compliant to Largely Compliant
  • Recommendation 33 is re-rated from Partially Compliant to Compliant
  • Recommendation 34 is re-rated from Partially Compliant to Largely Compliant

Currently, 34 recommendations are rated as LC/C and 6 recommendations (R.8, R.15, R.22, R.24, R.25 and R.38) remain rated as PC.

Azerbaijan will remain in enhanced follow-up and will report back to Moneyval in one year.

Azerbaijan Follow-Up Report - Moneyval 2025

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Azerbaijan-FUR-2025.pdf
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Earlier reports

  • 27 Feb 2024

    Azerbaijan's measures to combat money laundering and terrorist financing This report provides a summary of AML/CFT measures in place in Azerbaijan as at the date of the on-site visit (1 to 15 March 2023). It analyses the level of compliance with the FATF 40 Recommendations and the level of effectiveness of Azerbaijan AML/CFT system and provides recommendations on how the system could be strengthened.

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