FATF publishes a guide outlining its 11 Immediate Outcomes (IOs), which evaluate how effectively countries combat ML/TF & PF while safeguarding against illicit finance

These outcomes cover a risk-based approach to targeting high-risk activities, international cooperation through information sharing and joint investigations, and supervision of both financial and non-financial sectors to ensure preventive measures are applied. They also include transparency of beneficial ownership, effective use of financial intelligence by FIUs, robust criminal justice measures, and the tracing, freezing, and confiscation of criminal assets. Additionally, the IOs assess the identification and prosecution of terrorist financing…