Financial Action Task Force blacklist

Bulgaria continues to be listed among countries under enhanced scrutiny by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). This information was released following the conclusion of the organization's plenary session held this week in Paris.

The international financial crime watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) removed Türkiye from its "gray list" of countries that require special scrutiny on June 28.

"We succeeded," Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek wrote on X ahead of FATF's official announcement of Türkiye's removal - a long-awaited move that is expected to accelerate foreign investments.

Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek is expected to attend a Financial Action Task Force (FATF) meeting to be held in Singapore later this month, officials have said.

At the FATF plenary and working group meeting in Singapore on June 28, Türkiye is expected to be removed from its gray list.

The Paris-based global money-laundering watchdog added Türkiye to the list in 2021.

Türkiye has successfully completed technical studies to be removed from the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) gray list, Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek has said.

The process will be finalized with an on-site assessment to be conducted in June, the minister wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

The UAE has announced plans to establish judicial bodies to prosecute money laundering and financial crime following increased monitoring by a global watchdog dedicated to battling illicit cash flows.

Türkiye is committed to combating global money laundering and terrorist financing, Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek said, adding that the country should be removed from the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) gray list.