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Latest news on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an intergovernmental organisation that was founded in 1989 by the G7 to develop policies and standards to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. It has 39 member countries and nine regional bodies that cover almost every country in the world.
The FATF sets and monitors the implementation of the FATF Recommendations, which are the international standards for preventing and addressing the abuse of the financial system by illicit actors. The objectives of FATF are to set standards and promote effective implementation of legal, regulatory, and operational measures for combating money laundering, terrorist financing, and other related threats to the integrity of the international financial system.