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Mutual Evaluation of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe is a member of ESAAMLG, the assessment of the implementation of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) measures in Zimbabwe was conducted by ESAAMLG.

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Ratings

Effectiveness

Ratings that reflect the extent to which a country's measures are effective. The assessment is conducted on the basis of 11 immediate outcomes, which represent key goals that an effective AML/CFT system should achieve.

Benin Follow-Up Report 2023

IO1: LE
IO2: LE
IO3: LE
IO4: LE
IO5: LE
IO6: LE
IO7: LE
IO8: LE
IO9: LE
IO10: LE
IO11: LE

Technical Compliance

Definition

Ratings which reflect the extent to which a country has implemented the technical requirements of the FATF Recommendations.

C = compliant | LC = largely compliant | PC = partially compliant | NC = non-compliant

Benin Follow-Up Report 2023

R.1 - Assessing risk & applying risk-based approach: LC
R.2 - National cooperation and coordination: LC
R.3 - Money laundering offence: LC
R.4 - Confiscation and provisional measures: PC
R.5 - Terrorist financing offence: PC
R.6 - Targeted financial sanctions related to terrorism & terrorist financing: LC
R.7 - Targeted financial sanctions related to proliferation: LC
R.8 - Non-profit organisations: NC
R.9 - Financial institution secrecy laws: C
R.10 - Customer due diligence: PC
R.11 - Record keeping: LC
R.12 - Politically exposed persons: PC
R.13 - Correspondent banking: LC
R.14 - Money or value transfer services: PC
R.15 - New technologies: NC
R.16 - Wire transfers: PC
R.17 - Reliance on third parties: LC
R.18 - Internal controls and foreign branches and subsidiaries: LC
R.19 - Higher-risk countries: NC
R.20 - Reporting of suspicious transactions: PC
R.21 - Tipping-off and confidentiality: C
R.22 - DNFBPs: Customer due diligence: PC
R.23 - DNFBPs: Other measures: PC
R.24 - Transparency and beneficial ownership of legal persons: NC
R.25 - Transparency and beneficial ownership of legal arrangements: NC
R.26 - Regulation and supervision of financial institutions: PC
R.27 - Powers of supervisors: C
R.28 - Regulation and supervision of DNFBPs: NC
R.29 - Financial intelligence units: C
R.30 - Responsibilities of law enforcement and investigative authorities: C
R.31 - Powers of law enforcement and investigative authorities: C
R.32 - Cash couriers: PC
R.33 - Statistics: LC
R.34 - Guidance and feedback: PC
R.35- Sanctions: LC
R.36 - International instruments: LC
R.37 - Mutual legal assistance: C
R.38 - Mutual legal assistance: freezing and confiscation: LC
R.39 - Extradition: LC
R.40 - Other forms of international cooperation: LC