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Grenada’s Anti-Money Laundering Efforts Receive Mixed Review in Latest Mutual Report

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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has released its latest mutual report on Grenada, assessing the country’s progress in implementing anti-money laundering (AML) best practices. The report provides a snapshot of Grenada’s AML framework and highlights areas where improvements are needed.

Key Findings

According to the report, Grenada scored partially compliant or largely compliant on most of the 40 FATF recommendations. Some of the key areas that require improvement include:

  • National cooperation and coordination
  • Confiscation and provisional measures
  • Financial institution secrecy laws

On the other hand, Grenada was found to be fully compliant with only a few recommendations, including:

  • Assessing risk and applying a risk-based approach
  • Targeting financial sanctions related to terrorism and terrorist financing
  • Regulating and supervising financial institutions

Areas for Improvement

The report highlights several areas where Grenada needs to improve its AML framework, including:

  • Implementing effective measures to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing
  • Improving customer due diligence
  • Enhancing internal controls and foreign branches and subsidiaries

Recommendations

Grenada’s authorities have been urged to address these shortcomings in order to strengthen the country’s AML regime and maintain its integrity as a financial hub. The report also recommends that Grenada should:

  • Improve its cooperation with other countries, particularly in terms of exchanging information and providing assistance in investigations

Conclusion

Overall, while Grenada has made progress in implementing some of the FATF recommendations, there is still much work to be done to ensure that the country’s AML framework is robust and effective. The government and regulatory bodies must take concrete steps to address the shortcomings identified in the report and strengthen their efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.