The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) is conducting the second round of mutual evaluations of its member States based on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations (2012), and the Methodology for Assessing Technical Compliance with the FATF Recommendations and the Effectiveness of AML/CFT Systems (2013), as amended from time to ....
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The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) will conduct assessments for its member States based on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Standards and the FATF Methodology for Assessing Technical Compliance with the FATF Recommendations and the Effectiveness of AML/CFT/CPF Systems (FATF Methodology), as amended from time to time. In principle, ....
This study reviewed the transparency frameworks for legal persons and arrangements in the target countries to identify compliance challenges with the FATF standards. It also examined the ML/TF/PF risks of these entities. A key outcome of the study was the identification of methods and trends related to the misuse of corporate structures for ML/TF/PF purposes, as well as best practices for ....
ECOWAS AUTHORITY ADMITS BURKINA FASO, MALI AND NIGER AS NON-ECOWAS MEMBERS OF GIABA ....
The GIABA Plenary adopted the mutual evaluation report (MER) of Sierra Leone in December 2020. This FUR analyses the progress of Sierra Leone in addressing the technical compliance (TC) requirements of the FATF Recommendations being re-rated. Technical compliance re-ratings are given where sufficient progress has been ....