FATF has updated lists with jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring

Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring actively work and cooperate with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to address strategic gaps in their regimes to combat money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing.

FATF has updated lists with jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring and High-Risk Jurisdictions. All countries that are identified as High-Risk Jurisdictions have been identified significant strategic weaknesses in combating money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing. Accordingly, countries must perform enhanced due diligence and countermeasures to protect the international financial system from financial crime risks. 

Currently, the FATF has decided that the enhanced monitoring jurisdictions are Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Croatia, Haiti, Kenya, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Mali, Monaco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, South Africa, South Sudan, Sierra and Yemen.

On February 21, Lao People's Democratic Republic and Nepal were added, while Philippines was removed from this list.

For a more detailed list of FIU high-risk and Increased Monitoring Jurisdictions, please visit the FIU website: https://fid.gov.lv/en/roles-and-responsibilities/high-risk-countries

Learn more about the FATF list of Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/content/fatf-gafi/en/publications/High-risk-and-other-monitored-jurisdictions/increased-monitoring-february-2025.html