Fr Anne Stylianou : What is The Basel Anti-Money Laundering Index"? This week the Basel AML Index for 2022 was published. The Basel AML Index measures the risk of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (ML/TF) around the world 📍. It assesses money laundering risks in various jurisdictions and provides the results in two forms: 1. on a map 🗺️ 2. on a ranking list 📄 The Basel AML index aims to measure a country's vulnerability to ML/TF and the capacity of the government to counter it. The risk scores, cover five country domains: 👉 Quality of ML/TF Framework (65%) 👉 Bribery and Corruption (10%) 👉 Financial Transparency and Standards (10%) 👉 Public Transparency and Accountability (5%) 👉Legal and Political Risks (10%) The scores are published in a 1-10 system where 0 = Low risk 10 = high-risk The score however, does not indicate the level of ML/TF activity in a country. 🕵️♂️ 🚨 How can I use the Basel AML index? By Law, companies are required to conduct a country risk assessment to identify the countries that have high ML/TF risks. The country risk assessment must classify as high risk: 🌍 Countries that exist in the FATF "call for action" and "jurisdictions under increased monitoring" lists. 🌍 For European Union regulated entities, countries that are in the European Commission high-risk third country list. 🌍 Other countries posing ML/TF risks to a regulated entity (a country risk assessment is required) The Basel AML Index may be useful for a regulated entity when identifying countries that pose ML/TF risks to the specific entity - other than those imposed by the FATF or European Commission (when applicable).🔎 Then, a regulated entity must treat all customers that have links to these countries as high-risk and conduct Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) measures. What is the ranking of your country in the Basel AML Index❓ See Basel index website in links. #aml #amlawareness #moneylaundering #financialcrimecompliance https://www.instagram.com/p/CjWPY_bv4Eq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=