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Title: Côte d’Ivoire Makes Progress Against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, but Challenges Remain

Date: August 23, 2023

Côte d’Ivoire has made significant strides in combating money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) since its mutual evaluation in 2012. Key milestones include:

• The adoption of the Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Law in 2016
• The drafting of a national risk assessment (NRA)
• A national strategy to tackle ML/TF issues
• Awareness-raising efforts among various stakeholders to enhance understanding of AML/CFT concerns

These initiatives have started to yield tangible results, with judicial investigations and proceedings related to financial crimes gaining new momentum. As long as these reforms are sustained and strengthened, they are expected to bear more fruit in the coming years.

Remaining Challenges

However, Côte d’Ivoire still faces significant challenges in its efforts to effectively combat ML/TF. The prevalence of cash transactions and the large informal sector continue to pose obstacles, as does:

• Corruption
• The cross-border nature of these offenses

Country Report Series

This report is part of a regular series focusing on anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), corruption, crime, international organizations, monetary policy, proliferation financing, and terrorism financing.

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