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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) says South Africa has made significant progress in improving its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing framework.<\/p>\n

This follows the country\u2019s delisting from the global financial crime watchdog\u2019s notorious greylist on Friday.<\/p>\n

The FATF wrapped up its plenary and working group meetings in Paris, where it updated its list, issuing a new 13-page report.<\/p>\n

The latest outcomes saw a record four countries being removed from the greylist, including Burkina Faso, Mozambique and Nigeria.<\/p>\n

In 2019, South Africa was red-flagged by the FATF.<\/p>\n

State capture, money laundering risks, law enforcement, inadequate records and monitoring of beneficial ownership and judicial capacity were cited as the main areas requiring corrective action.<\/p>\n

The FATF submitted a follow-up report in October 2021, supplementing the 2019 report, and included 12 shortcomings.<\/p>\n

At the time, the watchdog concluded that the country\u2019s current legal framework was incapable of addressing the scope of risks within the FATF mandate.<\/p>\n

At a FATF plenary meeting in February 2023, unaddressed weaknesses landed South Africa on the grey list.<\/p>\n

The global watchdog now says, among other things, SA has shown a sustained increase in investigations and prosecutions of serious and complex money laundering cases.<\/p>\n

“This plenary has been positive, a very positive story for the continent of Africa,” said FATF president, Elisa de Anda Madrazo.<\/p>\n

Yemen, Syria, and South Sudan are part of the 20 jurisdictions that remain on the greylist.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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