Pending the verdict of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a delegation from the Southern and Eastern African Anti-Money Laundering Group concludes its mission to Madagascar with a final evaluation on the ground.

The mission of the Southern African Anti-Money Laundering Group, which is the last before the FATF meeting in October, poses a major economic challenge for Madagascar. Indeed, during the October 2023 session, the FATF will make its decision with respect to Madagascar

noted that the FATF's mission is to support states in complying with anti-money laundering and terrorist financing standards, “in order to protect the global financial system against the misdeeds of criminals and dirty money.”