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This section covers AML/CTF initiatives by organisations from Africa & Middle East, Asia & Pacific, Latin America & Caribbean and other regions and jurisdictions such as Australia.

African Development Bank updates
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Asia-Pacific Group on ML
Australian Transactions Report and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC)
Caribbean FATF
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
Eastern and South Africa AML Group
Eurasian Group
South, Central and North America AML/CTF Group
Inter Governmental Action Group Against ML in West Africa
Middle East and North African FATF

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FATF publishes follow-up report to the Mutual Evaluation of Japan

November 3, 2023

Japan has made progress in addressing technical compliance deficiencies identified in its MER and has been upgraded on several Recommendations.

FATF issues follow-up report and technical compliance re-rating for Switzerland

November 3, 2023

Switzerland has made progress in addressing the technical compliance deficiencies identified in the MER with respect to Recommendation 10 and Recommendation 40 and is re-rated to Largely Compliant on both measures.

AUSTRAC provides briefing on virtual kidnappings

November 2, 2023

Virtual kidnappings are a form of technology-enabled scam that involves scammers: often impersonating a Chinese military or government official; convincing victims they have been implicated in a crime; demanding large payments from victims under the threat of being deported or arrested.

AML Analytics and Bank of Jamaica publishes joint Whitepaper on ‘Using supervisory technology and thematic reviews to enhance risk-based supervision’

October 31, 2023

The paper aims to empower risk-based supervision by integrating advanced supervisory technologies. By incorporating thematic reviews, the it seeks to elevate risk management practices, offering a comprehensive approach to strengthening the supervisory framework…

APGML publishes follow-up report to the Mutual Evaluation of Cambodia

October 25, 2023

Cambodia is re-rated on Recommendation 7, which relates requires countries to implement targeted financial sanctions to comply with the United Nations Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs) relating to the prevention, suppression and disruption of proliferation of weapons of mass destructions (WMD) and its financing.

APGML publishes follow-up report to the Mutual Evaluation of Myanmar

October 25, 2023

As a result of this progress, Myanmar has been re-rated on Recommendation 14, which relates to MVTS. However, insufficient progress has been made to justify a re-rating of R.7, R.8,
R.24 and R.26.

APGML publishes report on protecting NPOs from terrorist finance

October 23, 2023

Provides a detailed regional analysis of implementation of FATF Standards on protecting NPOs from terrorism financing abuse. It includes a heat map
of strengths and weaknesses for each criterion used to evaluate technical compliance with Recommendation 8.

APGML publishes follow-up to the Mutual Evaluation of Thailand

October 19, 2023

Thailand has made some progress in addressing the technical compliance deficiencies identified in its MER and has been re-rated to LC with Recommendations 1 and 26.

Global Financial Integrity analyses the legal framework for virtual assets in El Salvador and assesses financial crime risks

October 18, 2023

On September 7, 2021, El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender and has enacted a series of laws and regulations regarding virtual assets in preparation for its mutual evaluation by the Latin American Financial Action Group (GAFILAT).

IMF assesses the potential effects of a downside scenario from ‘de-risking’ between China and OECD economies

October 17, 2023

Latest edition of Regional Economic Outlook looks at the potential impacts of de-risking in major economies on economic growth in China.

US Treasury announces cyber security cooperation Memorandum of Understanding with the United Arab Emirates

October 16, 2023

MoU enhances cooperation in the following areas: Information sharing relating to the financial sector including cybersecurity information on incidents and threats;
Staff training and study visits to promote cooperation in the area of cybersecurity; and Competency-building activities such as the conduct of cross-border cybersecurity exercises.

SEBI, Securities and Exchange Board of India have issued an amendment to their AML guidelines