**Executive Summary**
This press release from the Reserve Bank of India, dated November 04, 2025, communicates the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)'s updated lists of high-risk and other monitored jurisdictions following their plenary meeting on October 22-24, 2025. It informs members and other jurisdictions about necessary actions and due diligence measures regarding these jurisdictions. The release references FATF public statements and documents released on October 24, 2025, available via provided URLs.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **High-Risk Jurisdictions Subject to a Call for Action:**
* FATF has called on its members to refer to the existing statement on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Iran (adopted in February 2020).
* Myanmar remains subject to enhanced due diligence measures proportionate to the risk arising from Myanmar. Such measures should ensure that flows of funds for humanitarian assistance, legitimate NPO activity, and remittances are not disrupted.
* **Jurisdictions Under Increased Monitoring:**
* Several jurisdictions had previously been identified as having strategic AML/CFT deficiencies and were placed under increased monitoring after developing an action plan with the FATF.
* Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Nigeria, and South Africa have been removed from the increased monitoring list as per the October 24, 2025, FATF public statement, based on review by the FATF.
* FATF documents related to these jurisdictions are available on the FATF website.
* **General Advice:**
* The FATF advice does not preclude regulated entities from legitimate trade and business transactions with the mentioned countries and jurisdictions.
* **Resources:**
* Detailed information is available in the updated public statements and documents released by FATF on October 24, 2025, and can be accessed via provided URLs.
**Impact Analysis**
**Regulated Entities**
* **Impact**: Regulated entities are impacted by the guidance concerning high-risk jurisdictions and those under increased monitoring, particularly regarding AML/CFT compliance.
* **Action Required**: Regulated entities need to review the FATF's updated lists and implement appropriate enhanced due diligence measures for transactions involving high-risk jurisdictions, especially Myanmar. They should also note the removal of Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Nigeria, and South Africa from the increased monitoring list.
Key Entities Referenced
Financial Action Task Force (FATF): Inter-governmental body setting standards and promoting effective implementation of measures to combat money laundering, terrorist financing, and other related threats to the integrity of the international financial system.
High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action: Jurisdictions identified by the FATF as having significant strategic deficiencies in their AML/CFT regimes, requiring enhanced due diligence measures.
Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring: Jurisdictions identified by the FATF as having strategic deficiencies in their AML/CFT regimes, working with the FATF to address those deficiencies.
Myanmar: Country added to the list of High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action in the October 2022 FATF plenary due to concerns about enhanced due diligence measures.
प्रेस प्रकाशनी PRESS RELEASE
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November 04, 2025
Financial Action Task Force (FATF) High risk and other monitored jurisdictions –
October 22-24, 2025
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) vide public document ‘High-Risk Jurisdictions
subject to a Call for Action’ – 24 October 2025, has called on its members and other
jurisdictions to refer to the statement on Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)
and Iran adopted in February 2020 which remains in effect. Further, Myanmar was added
to the list of High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action in the October 2022 FATF
plenary and FATF has called on its members and other jurisdictions to apply enhanced
due diligence measures proportionate to the risk arising from Myanmar. When applying
enhanced due diligence measures, countries have been advised to ensure that flows of
funds for humanitarian assistance, legitimate NPO activity and remittances are not
disrupted. The status of Myanmar in the list of countries subject to a call for action, remains
unchanged.
FATF had earlier identified the following jurisdictions as having strategic deficiencies in
their regimes to counter money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing
and had placed the jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring, which had developed action
plan with the FATF to deal with them. These jurisdictions were: Algeria, Angola, Bolivia,
Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti,
Kenya, Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), Lebanon, Monaco, Mozambique,
Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, South Africa, South Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin
Islands (UK) and Yemen. As per the October 24, 2025 FATF public statement Burkina
Faso, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa have been removed from this list based on
review by the FATF.
FATF plenary releases documents titled “High-Risk jurisdictions subject to a Call for
Action” and “Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring” with respect to jurisdictions that
have strategic AML/CFT deficiencies as part of the ongoing efforts to identify and work with
jurisdictions with strategic Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Combating of Financing of
Terrorism (CFT) deficiencies. This advice does not preclude the regulated entities from
legitimate trade and business transactions with these countries and jurisdictions mentioned
there.
The detailed information is available in the updated public statements and document
released by FATF on October 24, 2025. The statements and document can be accessed
at the following URL:
1. https://www.fatf-gafi.org/en/publications/Fatfgeneral/outcomes-FATF-plenary-
october-2025.html2
2. https://www.fatf-gafi.org/en/publications/High-risk-and-other-monitored-
jurisdictions/increased-monitoring-october-2025.html
3. https://www.fatf-gafi.org/en/publications/High-risk-and-other-monitored-
jurisdictions/Call-for-action-october-2025.html
About FATF
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an inter-governmental body established in
1989 by the Ministers of its Member jurisdictions. The objectives of the FATF are to
set standards and promote effective implementation of legal, regulatory and
operational measures for combating money laundering, terrorist financing and other
related threats to the integrity of the international financial system. The FATF monitors
the progress of its members in implementing necessary measures, reviews money
laundering and terrorist financing techniques and counter-measures, and promotes
the adoption and implementation of appropriate measures globally. The FATF's
decision making body, the FATF Plenary, meets three times a year and updates these
statements, which may be noted.
Ajit Prasad
Press Release: 2025-2026/1443 Deputy General Manager
(Communications)