AML/CFT country lists update – December 2024

The Authority wishes to draw attention to amendments to the country lists following the October 2024 FATF plenary. The country lists have been amended by the Cabinet Office and can be viewed on the Department of Home Affairs website.

In particular the Authority would like to highlight that:

• The FATF added Algeria, Angola, Côte d’Ivoire and Lebanon to the list of jurisdictions subject to increased monitoring and as such, have been added to the List B (i).
• Senegal has completed its Action Plans and will no longer be subject to the FATF’s increased monitoring process. As a result, it has been removed from List B (i).
• The British Virgin Islands has been added to List B part (ii).
• El Salvador and Dominica have been added to List C.
• Lesotho, Poland, Samoa and British Virgin Islands have been removed from List C.
• Cayman Islands, Chinese Taipei / Taiwan, Côte d'Ivoire, El Salvador, India, Kuwait, Moldova, Rwanda, Suriname and Uganda have been added to List D.
• Mexico and British Virgin Islands have been removed from List D.

Most regulated or supervised entities should already have carried out their own evaluation for any impact on their own risk assessments and customer procedures arising from this. Further details regarding List B and steps to be taken can be found in this previous news item issued by the Authority in December 2022.