Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism - Observations from the Work Program and Implications Going Forward

Policy Papers, August 31, 2005

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• Published: August 31, 2005
• Series: Policy Papers
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Summary

• This paper provides a summary of the IMF and the World Bank work programs on anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism following the Fund and Bank Boards' decisions in March 2004 to endorse the revised FATF standard (2003 version) and methodology for the purposes of preparing ROSCs and to expand the areas of Bank/Fund responsibility to cover the revised FATF standard comprehensively.
• It draws lessons on what has worked well and the challenges and discusses the work program going forward.

Core themes addressed

• IMF and World Bank implementation of the revised FATF standard (2003 version) and methodology for ROSCs following March 2004 Board decisions.
• Expansion of Bank/Fund responsibility to cover the revised FATF standard comprehensively.
• Assessment of lessons: identification of what has worked well and of outstanding challenges.
• Discussion of the work program going forward.

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