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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rhapscallion" data-source="post: 31378325" data-attributes="member: 588598">FATF Grey List - February 2026 Update<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">New Additions: Kuwait, Papua New Guinea.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Listed Jurisdictions: Algeria, Angola, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Kenya, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Monaco, Namibia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, South Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands (UK), Yemen.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Focus Areas: The FATF emphasized improving the effectiveness of beneficial ownership transparency and enforcement outcomes in these regions.</li> </ul>Key Implications<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Increased Scrutiny: Financial institutions must apply enhanced due diligence (EDD) to transactions involving these jurisdictions.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Transaction Friction: Increased risk mapping often leads to higher compliance costs and slower cross-border payments for listed countries.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Regional Risks: The list heavily impacts nations with gaps in risk-based supervision and control.</li> </ul>High-Risk Jurisdictions (Black List) - February 2026<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">DPRK (North Korea)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Iran</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Myanmar</li> </ul>The FATF updates these lists three times a year, meaning this list is subject to change based on the next plenary.<img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="☝️" title="Index pointing up    :point_up:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.6/png/unicode/64/261d.png" data-shortname=":point_up:" />මුං මේ හදන්නේ ලංකාව කෙලින්ම Black List කරන්න. හොරකං වෙනවනං ආර්ථික අර්බුධ කියලා Penalty දෙන් නැතුව හිටියොත් තව අර්බුදය ලොකු වෙනවා.</blockquote>

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