Madagascar's measures to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

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ESAAMLG Mutual Evaluation Report - Madagascar

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This report provides a summary of the AML/CFT measures in place in Madagascar as at the date of the on-site visit (05 -16 June 2017). It analyses the level of compliance with the FATF 40 Recommendations and the level of effectiveness of Madagascar's AML/CFT system, and provides recommendations on how the system could be strengthened.

This assessment was conducted under the responsibility of the ESAAMLG, adopted by the Council of Ministers at its July 2018 Plenary meeting.  

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.

 

 

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Technical Compliance

Ratings which reflect the extent to which a country has implemented the technical requirements of the FATF Recommendations.

Madagascar Follow-Up Report 2024

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

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.

Madagascar Follow-Up Report 2024

IO1
LE
IO2
LE
IO3
LE
IO4
LE
IO5
LE
IO6
ME
IO7
LE
IO8
LE
IO9
LE
IO10
LE
IO11
LE

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