Task force updates AML-deficiency jurisdiction list

The Financial Action Task Force—a global anti-money-laundering watchdog—updated its statements concerning jurisdictions with strategic AML, terrorist-financing, and weapons-proliferation deficiencies.

Details: The FATF:

  • Reiterated that all jurisdictions should be vigilant to risks from the circumvention of measures taken against the Russian Federation, which remains suspended from FATF membership.

  • Added Cameroon, Croatia, and Vietnam to its list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring for strategic AML/CFT/CPF deficiencies.