Summary:
Monaco is making efforts to combat money laundering, terrorism financing, and corruption in order to be removed from the gray list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
Full Story:
The first meeting of the Coordination and Monitoring Committee of Monaco’s national strategy to combat money laundering, terrorist financing, weapons of mass destruction proliferation, and corruption was held on Thursday, December 5th. The committee, under the presidency of the Minister of State, expressed gratitude to all the relevant state authorities and services for their significant achievements in recent months. The meeting highlighted the number of procedures and administrative sanctions carried out by the Directorate of Economic Development, the ongoing review of penalties imposed in money laundering cases, and the increased number of seizures of assets suspected to be of illicit origin. Continued efforts aim to remove Monaco from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list. Monaco will submit an initial report to FATF outlining the progress made towards the goals set for May 2025, according to the Action Plan established in June 2024. Authorities are already working on the national strategy for 2025-2027.
Source:
Gouvernement Monaco
