The FATF (Financial Action Task Force, also known as GAFI, its French acronym) met in Brisbane (Australia) and held (on 24-26 June, 2015) its XXVI Plenary meeting. In this meeting, the FATF has updated his public statement identifying jurisdictions with strategic deficiencies in anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism measures (AML/CFT). Authorities and entities subject to AML/FT measures shall adapt their processes to the new changes.

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UPDATED FATF LIST
JURISDICTIONS WITH STRATEGIC AML/CFT DEFICIENCIES
JUNE 2015
Last week, the third FAFT Plenary meeting of the year was held in Brisbane (Australia).
A new Public Statement was produced identifying jurisdictions that may pose a risk to
the international financial system, a detail of which is listed below.
In order to facilitate the adaptation of the lists, we have included a comparative
table including the latest Public Statement of high-risk and non-cooperative
jurisdictions (February 2015) and the one passed last week.
PUBLIC STATEMENT. February 2015 PUBLIC STATEMENT. February 2015
RED LIST: Jurisdictions subject to a FATF call on its members and other jurisdictions to apply
counter-measures to protect the international financial system from the on-going and substantial
money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/FT) risks emanating from the jurisdictions:
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)
- Iran
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)
- Iran
BLACK LIST: Jurisdictions with strategic AML/CFT deficiencies that have not made sufficient progress
in addressing the deficiencies or have not committed to an action plan developed with the FAFT to
address the deficiencies. The FAFT calls on its members to consider the risks arising from the
deficiencies associated with each jurisdiction, as described below.
- Algeria (Burma)
- Myanmar
- Ecuador
- Algeria (Burma)
- Myanmar
- Ecuador
DARK GREY LIST: Jurisdictions not making sufficient progress to the action plan developed with the
FAFT to address their deficiencies and that, in case a significant progress is achieved, in the next
Plenary they could be identified as non-fulfill jurisdiction and be subject to additional measures to
those in the grey list (there is a risk to be included in the black list)
- Uganda - Iraq
- Uganda

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PUBLIC STATEMENT. February 2015 PUBLIC STATEMENT. February 2015
GREY LIST: Jurisdictions no longer subject to the FATF’s on-going AML/CFT compliance process
(Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: ongoing process) – jurisdictions with strategic deficiencies
subject to the implementation of Action Plans:
- Afghanistan
- Angola
- Guyana
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Lao PDR
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Sudan
- Syria
- Yemen
- Afghanistan
- Angola
- Boznia and Herzegovina (New)
- Ecuador
- Guyana
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Lao PDR
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Sudan
- Syria
- Uganda
- Yemen
GETTING OUT OF LISTS: Jurisdictions no longer subject to the FATF’s on-going AM/CFT compliance
process – after the evaluation of FATF auditors, their report indicates they have satisfactory fulfilled
with their respective Action Plans and are no longer subject to monitoring.
- Albania
- Cambodia
- Kuwait
- Namibia
- Nicaragua
- Pakistan
- Zimbabwe
- Indonesia
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