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FATF updates high-risk jurisdictions

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Summary

The FATF has updated its lists of high-risk and monitored jurisdictions. Four countries leave the grey list, while North Korea, Iran and Myanmar remain on the black list.

30/10/2026

The FATF has updated its lists of jurisdictions subject to increased monitoring and jurisdictions subject to a call for action. The updates were published on 30 October 2026, following the FATF Plenary meeting in Paris.

 

Four jurisdictions removed from the grey list

The FATF has removed Bulgaria, Côte d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Monaco from its list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring, commonly referred to as the grey list.

The decision follows successful on-site visits and progress in addressing the strategic deficiencies identified in these countries' anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing frameworks. The updated grey list continues to include jurisdictions that are actively working with the FATF to address identified deficiencies under agreed action plans. These countries remain subject to increased monitoring.

Importantly, inclusion on the grey list does not automatically require financial institutions and other obliged entities to apply enhanced due diligence measures. Organisations should continue to assess the risks associated with individual clients and transactions in accordance with the applicable legal framework and their own risk assessments.

 

Black list remains unchanged

The FATF's list of high-risk jurisdictions subject to a call for action, commonly known as the black list, continues to include North Korea (the Democratic People's Republic of Korea), Iran and Myanmar.

The FATF calls on its members and other jurisdictions to apply enhanced due diligence measures in relation to these countries. In the most serious cases, countermeasures are also required to protect the international financial system. The FATF has reiterated its call for countermeasures in response to the heightened proliferation financing risks associated with these jurisdictions.

 

What does this mean for obliged entities?

Organisations should ensure that their AML policies and procedures reflect the latest FATF developments and that relevant country risk assessments are reviewed accordingly.

The FATF updates its lists regularly. Monitoring these changes is therefore an important part of maintaining an effective, risk-based AML framework.

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