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

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English

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Bulgaria

Bulgaria has made progress in addressing some of the technical compliance deficiencies identified in its MER.

The country has addressed the deficiencies in respect of the following Recommendations which have been re-rated as follows:

  • Recommendations 6 has been upgraded from Partially Compliant to Compliant
  • Recommendations 10 has been upgraded from Partially Compliant to Largely Compliant
  • Recommendations 24 has been upgraded from Partially Compliant to Compliant
  • Recommendations 28 has been upgraded from Partially Compliant to Largely Compliant
  • Recommendations 34 has been upgraded from Partially Compliant to Compliant

Bulgaria will remain in enhanced follow-up and will continue to report back to MONEYVAL on progress to strengthen its implementation of AML/CFT measures. Bulgaria is expected to report back within one year’s time.

Bulgaria Follow-up Report - 2025

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Earlier Reports

  • 28 May 2024

    Bulgaria's progress in strengthening measures to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing Bulgaria ihas made progress in addressing some of the technical compliance deficiencies identified in its MER. The country has addressed the deficiencies in respect of the following Recommendations which have been re-rated as follows: Recommendations 2, 12, 18, 22, 25, 26, 27 have been upgraded from Partially Compliant to Largely Compliant. Recommendations 14, 32, 33 have been upgraded from Partially Compliant to Compliant.

  • 11 Jul 2022

    Bulgaria's measures to combat money laundering and terrorist financing This report provides a summary of the anti-money laundering and combating financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) measures in place in Bulgaria as at the date of the on-site visit (6 to 17 September 2021). It analyses the level of compliance with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) 40 Recommendations and the level of effectiveness of HS/VCS’s AML/CFT system and provides recommendations on how the system could be strengthened.

  • 1 Apr 2008

    Mutual Evaluation of Bulgaria Bulgaria is a member of MONEYVAL, the assessment of the implementation of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT measures in Bulgaria was conducted by MONEYVAL.

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