FAFT GAFI - Outcomes Plenary, 22-24 October 2025
The Plenary adopted reports of the first two FATF assessments under the new round of mutual evaluations. Belgium and Malaysia are the first FATF members to be assessed under the new, more time-bound and risk-based assessments, which place greater emphasis on countries’ results in tackling money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing.
The Plenary removed Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Nigeria, and South Africa from the list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring after completing their Action Plans.
The Plenary approved comprehensive new guidance on asset recovery, that will help countries build effective frameworks to close loopholes and recover proceeds of crime, including across borders - critical to reducing and disrupting money laundering and ultimately making crime unprofitable.
The FATF also approved a new Horizon Scan, to notify public and private sectors around the world about current and potential future illicit finance risks presented by artificial intelligence (AI) and deepfakes.

