Monaco was placed on Friday on the gray list of the international anti-money laundering body. ^{Last Monday, July 1, the country presented its plan to exit in 18 months, thanks to an update of its administrative, legal and judicial arsenal.}

Monaco has embarked on a series of reforms, with new legislation, material and human reinforcements and the creation of a Monegasque Financial Security Authority (AMSF) or a body responsible for managing seized assets. But these reforms are not enough to avoid Friday being placed on the gray list of countries “under surveillance” by the Financial Action Task Force ( style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style”, "serif">FATF). ) , an international body responsible for evaluating the actions of States in the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism. The FATF requires a better methodology for assessing the risks of money laundering and tax fraud, or even evidence of exchanges between Monaco and abroad, in particular the steps taken from Le Rocher to obtain information or seizures abroad. The group also wants sanctions and confiscations. According to the Attorney General, Stéphane Thibault, a crime of presumptive money laundering was introduced to facilitate proceedings in the event of