Which action does the Financial Action Task Force call on member countries to take in the most serious cases when countries have significant strategic AML deficiencies?
Correct Answer: B
According to the FATF Recommendations (2012), page 111, the FATF calls on its members and urges all jurisdictions to apply enhanced due diligence and, in the most serious cases, countermeasures to protect the international financial system from the money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing risks emanating from countries with significant strategic AML/CFT deficiencies. Countermeasures are proportionate and effective actions that can be applied by countries individually or collectively to protect their financial systems from these risks. Examples of countermeasures include restricting or prohibiting financial transactions with the high-risk country, requiring financial institutions to review and terminate correspondent relationships with the high-risk country, or applying enhanced reporting mechanisms or systematic reporting of financial transactions with the high-risk country.
References:
FATF Recommendations (2012), page 111
FATF Public Statement on High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action, February 20232 FATF Guidance on Countermeasures, October 20103