Tonga's measures to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

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Tonga

Tonga MER 2021

APG completed an assessment of Tonga's measures to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.

The assessment is a comprehensive review of the effectiveness of Tonga's measures to protect the financial system from abuse and its level of compliance with the FATF Recommendations, as at the date of the on-site visit from 22 October to 1 November 2019.

The findings of this assessment have been reviewed and endorsed by the FATF.  

Please refer to the Executive Summary of the report for the Key Findings and Priority Actions.

APG Mutual Evaluation of Tonga - 2021

Tonga MER 2021
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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

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.

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

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