{"id":92014,"date":"2025-10-25T13:56:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T13:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/south-africa-removed-from-fatf-greylist-after-two-years"},"modified":"2025-10-25T14:13:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T14:13:39","slug":"south-africa-removed-from-fatf-greylist-after-two-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/south-africa-removed-from-fatf-greylist-after-two-years","title":{"rendered":"South Africa Removed From FATF Greylist After Two Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>South Africa has been delisted from the notorious greylist after more than two years of intense scrutiny by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).<\/p>\n<p>The global financial crime watchdog placed South Africa on the list in February 2023 for not complying with international standards around the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing.<\/p>\n<p>The country has taken more than two years to shed the unwanted tag, having successfully addressed twenty-two urgent action items.<\/p>\n<p>The FATF made the latest decision on the final day of its Plenary and Working Group meetings in Paris on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Burkina Faso, Mozambique, and Nigeria have also been delisted from the greylist.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. 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