{"id":325498,"date":"2023-02-28T12:59:59","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T15:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/marrocos-sai-da-lista-cinza-do-gafi\/"},"modified":"2023-03-01T15:00:54","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T18:00:54","slug":"morocco-removed-from-fatf-grey-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/morocco-removed-from-fatf-grey-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Morocco removed from FATF grey list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 <strong>Morocco<\/strong> was <strong>removed from the gray list<\/strong> of the Financial Action Task Force (<strong>FATF<\/strong>), an intergovernmental body established at a G7 meeting in Paris to protect the financial and economic system against threats of money laundering, financing terrorism, and distribution of weapons of mass destruction. FATF announced its decision on Friday (24), as disclosed by the Moroccan Embassy to Brazil in Bras\u00edlia.<\/p>\n<p>Countries in FATF\u2019s gray list are subject to intensified monitoring by the agency, with governments working jointly with it to address strategic deficiencies in FATF\u2019s action segments. \u201c[Morocco and Cambodia] are no longer subject to the FATF\u2019s increased monitoring process,\u201d announced the task force on its website last Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Morocco\u2019s removal occurred after the Moroccan system was assessed on compliance with international standards in <strong>anti money laundering<\/strong> and <strong>combating the financing of terrorism<\/strong>. The decision resulted from the positive conclusions of the FATF report on its specialists\u2019 visit to Morocco in January, who observed full compliance with international standards in both areas.<\/p>\n<p>According to the text released by the embassy, Morocco\u2019s removal from the FATF gray list reflects the country\u2019s commitment in this area through the adoption of legislative, institutional, and control measures implemented by the authorities and national institutions under the coordination of the National Financial Intelligence Authority (ANRF).<\/p>\n<p>Morocco expects a positive impact on its sovereign rating, boosting its attractiveness and <strong>foreign investors\u2019 confidence<\/strong> in the local economy. \u201cMorocco remains fully committed to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing, following the evolution of international standards in this area and for the preservation of the national financial system against financial crimes,\u201d said the statement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Translated by El\u00fasio Brasileiro<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-270617\">\u00a9Fadel Senna\/AFP<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Financial Action Task Force removed the Arab country from increased monitoring in its areas of activity, which include anti money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism. This fact is expected to make Morocco more attractive for investment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2316,"featured_media":270617,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[91,3066],"tags":[39265,39263,39266,39257,39258,39264,39267,39270,39268,39259,39260,39261,39269,39262,12625,9558],"class_list":{"0":"post-325498","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-economy","8":"category-society","9":"tag-aml","10":"tag-anti-money-laundering","11":"tag-cft","12":"tag-combate-ao-terrorismo-en","13":"tag-combate-lavagem-de-dinheiro-en","14":"tag-combating-the-financing-of-terrorism","15":"tag-fatf","16":"tag-fatf-gray-list","17":"tag-financial-action-task-force","18":"tag-gafi-en","19":"tag-grupo-de-acao-financeira-internacional-en","20":"tag-grupo-de-acao-financeira-internacional-gafi-en","21":"tag-international-financial-action-task-force-fatf","22":"tag-lista-cinza-do-gafi-en","23":"tag-marrocos-ar","24":"tag-morocco-en"},"wps_subtitle":"The Financial Action Task Force removed the Arab country from increased monitoring in its areas of activity, which include anti money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism. 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