The National Financial Intelligence Authority (ANRF) announced that Morocco has completed the compliance of its national anti-money laundering and terrorist financing (AML/CFT) system with related international standards.

The ANRF indicated in a press release that the bringing of Morocco's AML/CFT system into line with FATF standards crowns the global and constant mobilization of all government departments and institutions concerned with this important project national in coordination with the Authority. According to the ANRF, the Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (GAFIMOAN) examined, during its 38th General Assembly (19-23 May in Manama, Bahrain), the 5th monitoring report, with a request for an upward review of the technical compliance of the six remaining recommendations of the FATF group's 40 recommendations. After consideration, the Group decided unanimously among its members to adopt the above report by increasing the levels of technical compliance of all the recommendations

According to the press release, “through this achievement, the Kingdom of Morocco will thus have completed the compliance of its national anti-money laundering and terrorist financing system with international standards, which is the culmination of the global and constant mobilization of all government departments and institutions concerned by this important national project in coordination with the ANRF”.