Financial Action Task Force suspends Russia due to Ukraine war
Ukraine welcomed the decision but will continue to push for FATF to blacklist Russia
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Ukraine welcomed the decision but will continue to push for FATF to blacklist Russia
SA has been placed on the Financial Action Task Force’s ‘greylist’, which means it has shortcomings in tackling illicit financial flow, which may raise costs for banks and asset managers.
All major local banking stocks down over 2% on the news.
Financial Action Task Force noted the country made ‘a high-level political commitment’ to work with the watchdog to tackle money laundering
South Africa is now listed as a "jurisdiction under increased monitoring", more commonly referred to as FATF's "grey list".