The Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF) conducted an official high-level visit to Rabat as part of the third round of the mutual evaluation process, to support preparations for the upcoming assessment of Morocco’s national anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing and counter-proliferation financing (AML/CFT/CPF) system. The delegation, led by MENAFATF President Samya Abou Sharif and including senior MENAFATF officials and mutual evaluation leads, met with a Moroccan government delegation chaired by Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch and involving the ministers of justice, interior and economy and finance, the Governor of Bank Al-Maghrib, and the President of the National Financial Intelligence Authority, alongside other supervisory and regulatory representatives. Morocco reiterated its commitment to Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards and highlighted recent legislative, regulatory and institutional reforms, while MENAFATF commended the authorities’ readiness and ongoing alignment of the framework with FATF international standards, also noting the results achieved in the second round. Morocco’s third-round mutual evaluation process is expected to run until May 2028, when the final report is scheduled to be discussed and adopted.
Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF) 2025-11-27
Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force conducts high-level visit to Morocco ahead of third-round mutual evaluation
The Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF) visited Rabat for Morocco's third-round mutual evaluation of its anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, and counter-proliferation financing system, with the final report expected by May 2028. MENAFATF praised Morocco's commitment to Financial Action Task Force standards and recent reforms, while Moroccan authorities highlighted their ongoing alignment with international standards.