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2025
April 10, 2025

We are delighted to announce the launch of our Virtual Assets Country Risk Matrix.

March 26, 2025

Follow-up Mutual Evaluation Reports published for Algeria, Egypt, and Morocco. 

Brunei Darussalam placed on EU tax grey list. Costa Rica and Curacao removed.

March 20, 2025

 Follow-up Mutual Evaluation Reports published for Kenya, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.

Also, Germany, Iraq, South Africa, and Taiwan added to the USA State Dept INCSR ‘Primary Concern’ list of countries. Armenia, Cuba, Georgia, and the Seychelles removed.

US State Dept 2025 Narcotics and Money Laundering reports updated in our Country Reports.

March 13, 2025

Mutual Evaluation Reports published for Anguilla, Equatorial Guinea, Guyana, Montserrat, and Sao Tome.

February 24, 2025

Following the FATF Plenary held last week, Laos and Nepal have been added to the FATF Graylist. The Philippines have been removed from the FATF Graylist although they remain on the EU High risk country list.

February 21, 2025

OFAC has removed the West Bank-Related Sanctions program from its website and removed all persons designated under E.O. 14115 from the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List.

February 17, 2025

Please note that following the publishing of the Transparency International 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index and World Bank Control of Corruption indicators, our Country Reports and Risk Ratings table have been updated.

February 12, 2025

Mutual Evaluation Report published for Guernsey. Follow-up MER published for Bosnia & Herzegovina.

February 05, 2025

 Mutual Evaluation Report published for Belize. Follow-up MER published for Bolivia.

January 28, 2025

Mutual Evaluation Reports published for Djibouti and Iraq. Follow-up MER published for Samoa.

January 10, 2025

US State Department Country Reports on Terrorism have been published. These have been updated in our Country Reports. Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria remain on the State Sponsors list.

February 24, 2025

 Following the FATF Plenary held last week, Laos and Nepal have been added to the FATF Graylist. The Philippines have been removed from the FATF Graylist although they remain on the EU High risk country list.