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An inter-governmental body whose purpose is the development and promotion of policies, both at national and international levels, to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.  
An inter-governmental body whose purpose is the development and promotion of policies, both at national and international levels, to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.  


It has issued a number of recommendations - the 40 Recommendations, which form the basis of most countries’ anti money laundering legislation plus 9 Special Recommendations on Terrorist financing.
FATF issued a number of recommendations - the 40 Recommendations, which formed the basis of most countries’ anti money laundering legislation plus 9 Special Recommendations on Terrorist financing.  The Recommendations were subsequently updated and integrated to form the International Standards on Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism & Proliferation.  





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(FATF).

Anti money laundering.

An inter-governmental body whose purpose is the development and promotion of policies, both at national and international levels, to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.

FATF issued a number of recommendations - the 40 Recommendations, which formed the basis of most countries’ anti money laundering legislation plus 9 Special Recommendations on Terrorist financing. The Recommendations were subsequently updated and integrated to form the International Standards on Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism & Proliferation.


See also