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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- The FATF 40 Recommendations are the international standards on combating money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing issued by the Financial Action Task Force.
- Are the FATF 40 Recommendations legally binding on member states?
- What is the difference between the FATF grey list and black list?
- How does the FATF measure compliance with the 40 Recommendations?
- How do the Recommendations address cryptocurrency?

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## Timeline

1. 11 September 2001

   The original framework comprised forty recommendations targeting money laundering; following the attacks of , the FATF added Eight (later Nine) Special Recom…

2. 24 February 2023

   The Russian Federation's membership was suspended on following the invasion of Ukraine.

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