Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea assessment schedule

Assessment dates subject to change. 

Papua New Guinea

Assessment Body
APG
Last evaluation
2011-07-01 00:00
Possible onsite period
Possible Plenary discussion

  • 27 Jun 2016

    Outcomes of the Plenary meeting of the FATF, Busan Korea, 22–24 June 2016 Delegates discussed improving transparency and beneficial ownership, and the global response to terrorist financing. The FATF adopted a new Standard for non-profit organisations, issued a statement on Iran and discussed the mutual evaluation reports of Austria, Canada and Singapore. During the list meeting under the Korean Presidency, delegates also heard an update of AML/CFT improvements in Myanmar and Papua New Guinea.

  • 19 Feb 2016

    Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: on-going process – 19 February 2016 The FATF recognised that Algeria, Angola and Panama have made significant progress in improving their regimes to combat money laundering and terrorist financing and will therefore no longer be subject to the FATF’s monitoring process.The FATF identified jurisdictions which have strategic AML/CFT deficiencies for which they have developed an action plan with the FATF.

  • 23 Oct 2015

    Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: on-going process – 23 October 2015 The FATF identified jurisdictions which have strategic AML/CFT deficiencies for which they have developed an action plan with the FATF. The FATF recognised that Indonesia has made significant progress in improving their AML/CFT regime and will therefore no longer be subject to the FATF’s monitoring process.

  • 26 Jun 2015

    Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: on-going process – 26 June 2015 The FATF identified jurisdictions which have strategic AML/CFT deficiencies for which they have developed an action plan with the FATF. The FATF recognised that Indonesia has made significant progress in improving their AML/CFT regime and will therefore no longer be subject to the FATF’s monitoring process.

  • 27 Feb 2015

    Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: on-going process – 27 February 2015 The FATF identified jurisdictions which have strategic AML/CFT deficiencies for which they have developed an action plan with the FATF. The FATF recognised that Albania, Cambodia, Kuwait, Namibia, Nicaragua, Pakistan and Zimbabwe have made significant progress in improving their AML/CFT regime and will therefore no longer be subject to the FATF’s monitoring process.

  • 24 Oct 2014

    Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: on-going process – 24 October 2014 The FATF identified jurisdictions which have strategic weaknesses in their anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing (AML/CTF) framework. These countries have developed an action plan with the FATF to address these AML/CTF weaknesses. FATF congratulates Argentina, Cuba, Ethiopia, Tajikistan and Turkey for the strategic progress made in addressing the AML/CFT deficiencies earlier identified by the FATF.

  • 27 Jun 2014

    Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: on-going process - 27 June 2014 The FATF identified jurisdictions which have strategic weaknesses in their anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing (AML/CTF) framework. These countries have developed an action plan with the FATF to address these AML/CTF weaknesses. The FATF recognised that Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal and Tanzania made significant progress in improving their AML/CTF regime and will therefore no longer be subject to the FATF’s monitoring process.

  • 14 Feb 2014

    Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: on-going process - 14 February 2014 The FATF identified jurisdictions which have strategic AML/CFT deficiencies for which they have developed an action plan with the FATF. The FATF recognised that Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh and Vietnam have made significant progress in improving their AML/CFT regime and will therefore no longer be subject to the FATF’s monitoring process.

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Effectiveness

Ratings that reflect the extent to which a country's measures are effective. The assessment is conducted on the basis of 11 immediate outcomes, which represent key goals that an effective AML/CFT system should achieve.

Ratings that reflect the extent to which a country's measures are effective. The assessment is conducted on the basis of 11 immediate outcomes, which represent key goals that an effective AML/CFT system should achieve.

El Salvador Mutual Evaluation 2024

IO1
ME
IO2
SE
IO3
LE
IO4
ME
IO5
ME
IO6
ME
IO7
ME
IO8
ME
IO9
ME
IO10
ME
IO11
ME
  • HE = high level of effectiveness
  • SE = substantial level of effectiveness 
  • ME = moderate level of effectiveness
  • LE = low level of effectiveness

El Salvador Mutual Evaluation 2024

R.1 - Assessing risk & applying risk-based approach
LC
R.2 - National cooperation and coordination
C
R.3 - Money laundering offence
LC
R.4 - Confiscation and provisional measures
LC
R.5 - Terrorist financing offence
LC
R.6 - Targeted financial sanctions related to terrorism & terrorist financing
LC
R.7 - Targeted financial sanctions related to proliferation
PC
R.8 - Non-profit organisations
PC
R.9 - Financial institution secrecy laws
LC
R.10 - Customer due diligence
LC
R.11 - Record keeping
C
R.12 - Politically exposed persons
LC
R.13 - Correspondent banking
LC
R.14 - Money or value transfer services
C
R.15 - New technologies
PC
R.16 - Wire transfers
PC
R.17 - Reliance on third parties
N/A
R.18 - Internal controls and foreign branches and subsidiaries
LC
R.19 - Higher-risk countries
C
R.20 - Reporting of suspicious transactions
C
R.21 - Tipping-off and confidentiality
LC
R.22 - DNFBPs: Customer due diligence
LC
R.23 - DNFBPs: Other measures
LC
R.24 - Transparency and beneficial ownership of legal persons
PC
R.25 - Transparency and beneficial ownership of legal arrangements
LC
R.26 - Regulation and supervision of financial institutions
LC
R.27 - Powers of supervisors
LC
R.28 - Regulation and supervision of DNFBPs
NC
R.29 - Financial intelligence units
LC
R.30 - Responsibilities of law enforcement and investigative authorities
LC
R.31 - Powers of law enforcement and investigative authorities
LC
R.32 - Cash couriers
LC
R.33 - Statistics
LC
R.34 - Guidance and feedback
C
R.35- Sanctions
PC
R.36 - International instruments
LC
R.37 - Mutual legal assistance
LC
R.38 - Mutual legal assistance: freezing and confiscation
PC
R.39 - Extradition
LC
R.40 - Other forms of international cooperation
LC
  • C = compliant 
  • LC = largely compliant
  • PC = partially compliant
  • NC = non-compliant

HE = high level of effectiveness   |   SE = substantial level of effectiveness    |   ME = moderate level of effectiveness   |   LE = low level of effectiveness