Information and data used in the Reports is gathered from the following government and institutional agency websites: -

CIA Factbook
FATF
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FinCEN
OECD
HM Treasury
The Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units
Transparency International
US Department of State
US State Treasury
United Nations
World Bank Group
The Regulatory authorities of the Bahamas, Cayman Islands,
Gibraltar, Guernsey, Isle of Man and Jersey.
KnowYourCountry
 
Link
Higher Risk
Medium Risk
Lower Risk
UN / EU / US - Sanctions in force
UN
EU
US
Yes
Suspended
No
FATF -  Non co-operative nations    
Go (non coop)
-
Go (aml deficient)
Yes
AML
Deficient but
Committed
No
OECD - Implementation status of Tax Standard
Go
Black List
Grey List
White list
EU White List equivalent
Go
No
 
Yes
Offshore Finance Center - Original IMF List
Go
Yes
 
No
US Sec of Treasury - Primary Money Laundering Concern list
Go
Yes
 
No
US Secretary of State - Supporter of International Terrorism
Go
Yes
 
No
US Dept of State -  International Narcotics Control; Majors List
Go
Yes
 
No
US State Dept Money Human Trafficking Tier list
Go
Tier 3 / S.C.
Tier 2
Tier 1
US State Dept Money Laundering Assessment  -  INCSR
Go
Primary
Concern
Concern
Monitored
Government Actions  -  as per INCSR
        
-  Criminalised Drug Money Laundering?  The jurisdiction has enacted laws criminalizing the offense
of money laundering related to drug trafficking.
No
  
Yes
-  Criminalised Beyond Drugs?  The jurisdiction has extended anti-money laundering statutes and
regulations to include nondrug-related money laundering.
No
  
Yes
-  Record Large Transactions?  By law or regulation, banks are required to maintain records of large
transactions in currency or other monetary instruments.
No
  
Yes
-  Maintain Records over time?  By law or regulation, banks are required to keep records, especially of
large or unusual transactions, for a specified period of time, e.g., five years.
No
  
Yes
-  Report Suspicious Transactions?  By law or regulation, banks are required to record and report
suspicious or unusual transactions to designated authorities. On the Comparative Table the letter “M” signifies
mandatory reporting; “P” signifies permissible reporting.
No
  
Yes
-  Egmont Financial Intelligence Units?   . The jurisdiction has established an operative central, national
agency responsible for receiving (and, as permitted, requesting), analyzing, and disseminating to the
competent authorities disclosures of financial information concerning suspected proceeds of crime, or
required by national legislation or regulation, in order to counter money launderingThese reflect those
jurisdictions that are members of the Egmont Group.
No
  
Yes
-  System for Identifying/Forfeiting Assets?  The jurisdiction has enacted laws authorizing the tracing,
freezing, seizure, and forfeiture of assets identified as relating to or generated by money laundering activities.
No
  
Yes
-  Arrangements for Asset Sharing?  By law, regulation or bilateral agreement, the jurisdiction permits
sharing of seized assets with third party jurisdictions that assisted in the conduct of the underlying investigation.
No
  
Yes
-  Cooperates with International Law Enforcement?  By law or regulation, banks are
permitted/required to cooperate with authorized investigations involving or initiated by third party jurisdictions,
including sharing of records or other financial data.
No
  
Yes
-  International Transportation of Currency?  By law or regulation, the jurisdiction, in cooperation with
banks, controls or monitors the flow of currency and monetary
No
  
Yes
-  Mutual Legal Assistance?  By law or through treaty, the jurisdiction has agreed to provide and receive
mutual legal assistance, including the sharing of records and data.
No
  
Yes
-  Non Bank Financial Institutions?  By law or regulation, the jurisdiction requires nonbank financial
institutions to meet the same customer identification standards and adhere to the same reporting
requirements that it imposes on banks.
No
  
Yes
-  Disclosure Protection - "Safe Harbour"  By law, the jurisdiction provides a “safe harbor” defense to
banks or other financial institutions and their employees who provide otherwise confidential banking data to
authorities in pursuit of authorized investigations.
No
  
Yes
-  Criminalised Financing of Terrorism?  The jurisdiction has criminalized the provision of material
support to terrorists and/or terrorist organizations.
No
  
Yes
-  States Party to UN 1988 Convention?  States parties to the 1988 United Nations Convention against
Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, or a territorial entity to which the application of the
Convention has been extended by a party to the Convention.
No
  
Yes
-  International Terrorism Financing Convention?  States parties to the International Convention for
the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, or a territorial entity to which the application of the Convention
has been extended by a party to the Convention.
No
  
Yes
 
Other Information
      
Higher Risk
Medium Risk
Lower Risk
FATF - 49 Recs - % Compliant or Largely Compliant
Go
<35%
35% - 69%
>69%
Transparency International - Corruption Index
Go
>100
(country rank)
40 - 100
<40
World Bank - Ease of doing business Index
Go
>100
(country rank)
40 - 100
<40
-  Know Your Customer Provisions?  By law or regulation, the government requires banks and/or other
covered entities to adopt and implement Know Your Customer/Customer Due Diligence programs for their
customers or clientele.
No
 
Yes
-  Reports Suspected Terrorist Financing?  By law or regulation, banks and/or other covered entities
are required to record and report transactions suspected to relate to the financing of terrorists, terrorist
groups or terrorist activities to designated authorities.
No
 
Yes
-  Criminalised Tipping Off?  By law, disclosure of the reporting of suspicious or unusual activity to an
individual who is the subject of such a report, or to a third party, is a criminal offense.
No
 
Yes
-  States Party to United Nations Transnational Organised Crime Convention?  States party to
the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC), or a territorial entity to
which the application of the Convention has been extended by a party to the Convention.
No
 
Yes
-  States Party to United Nations  Convention Against Corruption?  States party to the United
Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), or a territorial entity to which the application of the
Convention has been extended by a party to the Convention.
No
 
Yes
Risk Indicator Methodologies