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What is FATF

FATF

About FATF

What is FATF

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an inter-governmental body decision-making body. It was established in 1989 during the G7 Summit in Paris to develop policies against money laundering. It is a “policy-making body” which works to generate the political will to bring about national legislative and regulatory reforms in money laundering. It has also started dealing with virtual currencies. The FATF Secretariat is located in Paris.
 
What is the objective of FATF?
 
FATF sets standards and promotes effective implementation of:
 
a. legal, regulatory and operational measures for combating money laundering.
 
b. The FATF works to identify national-level vulnerabilities with the aim of protecting
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Updated On : 17 Mar 2023 | 9:52 AM IST

'Art Gate' explained: What FATF report says on 'sale of Padma Bhushan'

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Updated On : 15 Mar 2023 | 11:46 AM IST

Financial crime watchdog FATF suspends Russia's membership over Ukraine war

The FATF on Friday suspended Russia's membership for its "illegal, unprovoked and unjustified" full-scale military invasion of Ukraine, an official statement said

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Updated On : 24 Feb 2023 | 11:48 PM IST

FATF chief, ministers of Nigeria, Ethiopia hold bilateral meet Amit Shah

In his meeting with FATF chief T Raja Kumar, Shah emphasised that there is need for the FATF to continuously monitor the tendencies of some countries to sponsor terrorism.

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Updated On : 19 Nov 2022 | 6:58 AM IST

Why FATF removing Pakistan from 'grey list' has miffed India so much

FATF started out with 16 developed countries as members and added 12 by 1992. It has since expanded to the current list of 39 members

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Updated On : 01 Nov 2022 | 7:23 AM IST

FATF called for enhanced due diligence on Myanmar following blacklist: RBI

Earlier in February 2020, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Iran was put on blacklist by the anti-terror financing and anti-money laundering watchdog

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Updated On : 27 Oct 2022 | 11:24 PM IST

Rupee trade with few nations may start, internationalisation will take time

Rupee trade with few nations may start, internationalisation will take time

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Updated On : 25 Oct 2022 | 10:50 PM IST

FATF blacklists Myanmar, calls for due diligence to transactions in nation

Money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog FATF has put Myanmar on the "black list" and has called on members to apply enhanced due diligence to business relations and transactions in Myanmar

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Updated On : 22 Oct 2022 | 9:03 AM IST

Pak needs to take credible, verifiable action against terrorism: India

The world should remain clear that Pakistan must continue to take "credible, verifiable and irreversible" action against terrorism, India said after FATF removed the country from 'grey list'

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Updated On : 22 Oct 2022 | 6:44 AM IST

PM Shehbaz welcomes FATF's decision to remove Pakistan from its grey list

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif welcomed the FATF's decision to remove his country from its grey list, describing the development as a vindication of our determined and sustained efforts over the years

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Updated On : 21 Oct 2022 | 10:57 PM IST

Pakistan taken off FATF's grey list for terror financing, money laundering

Pakistan has been taken off from the grey list of the FATF, the global watchdog on terror financing and money laundering, four years after the country was put in the infamous categorisation

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Updated On : 21 Oct 2022 | 9:01 PM IST

Pakistan may exit global terror watchdog FATF's grey list on Friday

After four years, Pakistan may exit the grey list of the global watchdog FATF, a development that will allow it to try to get foreign funding to tide over its precarious financial situation

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Updated On : 20 Oct 2022 | 10:08 PM IST

Pakistan minister Hina Rabbani Khar to attend at FATF meet in Paris

Pakistan's junior foreign minister will attend the plenary session of the FATF in Paris during which the global anti-money laundering watchdog would discuss Islamabad's efforts to exit its grey list.

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Updated On : 19 Oct 2022 | 6:47 AM IST

Pak may exit FATF's grey list during watchdog's Oct 20-21 plenary: report

Pakistan is likely to exit the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) this week after it was placed in the infamous category since 2018 for failing to check money laundering

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Updated On : 17 Oct 2022 | 7:01 PM IST

Fast-tracking of status on cryptocurrency assets may be in works

India, like many other countries, is currently not FATF-compliant on crypto assets

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Updated On : 16 Sep 2022 | 11:13 PM IST

Pakistan 'lacks effectiveness' on four goals linked to FATF: Report

Under this immediate outcome', Pakistan extends international cooperation on appropriate information, financial intelligence, and evidence and facilitates action against criminals and their assets

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Updated On : 13 Sep 2022 | 9:49 PM IST

FATF team quietly completes on-site visit to Pakistan, says report

A high-level team of the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog FATF quietly concluded a five-day visit to Pakistan

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Updated On : 04 Sep 2022 | 11:27 PM IST

Asia Pacific Group removes Russia's observer status over Ukraine war

The decision to remove Russia's status was taken last month in Malaysia during the annual meeting of the APG

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Updated On : 24 Aug 2022 | 1:07 PM IST

Singapore's T Raja Kumar appointed president of Financial Action Task Force

T. Raja Kumar of Singapore has been appointed as the president of Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the anti-money laundering watchdog

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Updated On : 02 Jul 2022 | 2:31 PM IST

Canara Robeco MF halts inflows from UAE investors after nation's scrutiny

This was done after FATF added UAE to the Grey List

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Updated On : 01 Jul 2022 | 12:00 AM IST