New Monegasque list of countries at high risk of money laundering, terrorist financing or corruption (Ministerial Order No. 2026-72 of 18 February 2026)

Ministerial Order No. 2026-72 of 18 February 2026 (JDM No. 8787 of 20 February 2026) amends the list of States or territories whose anti-money laundering, terrorist financing or corruption control mechanisms have strategic deficiencies, as referred to in Article 14-1 of Law No. 1.362 of 3 August 2009, as amended (enhanced due diligence obligations), and established by Ministerial Order No. 2021-703 of 8 November 2021, following the decisions of the Financial Action Task Force (Plenary Meeting of 22 to 24 October 2025) and the European Union list (amended on 3 and 4 December 2025).

New Monegasque list: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Ivory Coast, Haiti, British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom), Islamic Republic of Iran, Kenya, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Myanmar/Burma, Namibia, Nepal, Russian Federation, South Sudan, Syria, Trinidad and Tobago, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen.

Addition to the Monegasque list: Russian Federation.

Removals from the Monegasque list: South Africa, Burkina Faso, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania.

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Sources :

• Decision to remove South Africa, Burkina Faso, Mozambique and Nigeria from the list of jurisdictions under enhanced monitoring taken by the Financial Action Task Force at its Plenary Meeting on 22-24 October 2025.
• Decision to place the Russian Federation on the European Union's list of high-risk third countries with strategic deficiencies, as annexed to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/46 of 3 December 2025.
• Decision to remove South Africa, Burkina Faso, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria and Tanzania from the list of high-risk third countries with strategic deficiencies in the European Union as annexed to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/83 of 4 December 2025.

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