The Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures (MONEYVAL) participated in Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF) Working Group meetings and a High-Level Workshop in Bahrain, using the forum to share lessons from its experience as the first FATF-style regional body (FSRB) to complete an evaluation under the new assessment round and to underline the importance of continued cooperation with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and other FSRBs. During the workshop, MONEYVAL’s Secretariat presented key takeaways from the first new-round evaluation and emphasised the value of close coordination in the early stages of the new cycle. The delegation also followed discussions in the MENAFATF Risk Committee and the Technical Assistance and Typologies Working Group, and presented key features and recent developments related to the Council of Europe Convention on laundering, search, seizure and confiscation of the proceeds from crime and on the financing of terrorism (CETS 198), including the assessment of Morocco as the first MENAFATF jurisdiction to have ratified the Convention.
Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures (MONEYVAL) 2025-11-19
Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures reinforces engagement with MENAFATF and other FATF-style regional bodies
MONEYVAL participated in MENAFATF meetings and a workshop in Bahrain, sharing insights from its new assessment round. It emphasized cooperation with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and other regional bodies, and discussed developments related to the Council of Europe Convention on laundering and financing of terrorism, noting Morocco's ratification.