In February 2025, the Asia-Pacific Group (APG) on Money Laundering – an inter-governmental body of the Financial Action Task ...

Quote: "The FATF was aware of the increasing number of violations by Russia, but at the plenary meeting held in Paris this week, it was decided not to blacklist the country.

Although being on the FATF list does not impact countries as harshly as the blacklist —which points out high risk and severe deficiencies in their strategies—it still presents economic ...

Ukraine's bid to blacklist Russia over high-risk money laundering was rejected by India, China, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa during the FATF discussions in Paris. Brazil also opposed the ...

Ukraine has repeatedly called on FATF to blacklist Russia. In May 2023, it was reported that Ukraine was concerned about the blackmail of Russian Federation members of the FATF on the eve of the ...

The Ministry of Justice has issued a fresh warning to the island’s financial institutions, urging caution in dealing with ...

Since 2016, diplomatic initiatives have postponed the implementation of retaliatory actions on Iran. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) designated Iran as a non-cooperative country (blacklist) on ...

The Latest Announcements The Blacklist The FATF’s announcement regarding the blacklist refers to Iran, North Korea, and Myanmar, and issues a call for action.

Even if the council ultimately passes the legislation, FATF should not remove Tehran from its blacklist. Iran’s leaders have made clear they do not intend to stop financing terrorism, laundering ...

Discussions to blacklist Russia still continue in FATF — Russian official "The issue of applying tougher sanctions against Russia is being discussed for the seventh plenary session in a row ...

PARIS, October 17. /TASS/. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will not add Russia to the blacklist because it will discredit the organization, EHESS Director of Studies Jacques Sapir told TASS.