Country portal

FATF has nearly 40 member countries, and exerts its influence through numerous regional bodies. Non-member countries are equally subject to FATF’s standards through blacklisting methods.

We’re here to demystify FATF’s localized forms of influence in each part of the world. Welcome to our country portal, where you can view a fact-file for each country’s place within the FATF apparatus. Through news and reporting, learn how FATF has influenced local aspects on the ground in each context.

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India

Membership Status: Full Member (Since 2010), Member of FATF Steering Group

Regional Bodies: Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG), Eurasian Group (EAG)

Compliance level: Placed in the ‘regular follow-up’ category after the 2023-24 Mutual Evaluation. One of only five G20 countries in this top category

Recent Evaluation: Mutual Evaluation conducted during 2023-24

Kenya

Membership Status: Not a full member. On the FATF “grey list” of Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring since February 2024.

Regional Bodies: Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG)

Compliance Level: Compliant for 13 of the FATF 40 Recommendations. Largely Compliant for 3 of the FATF 40 Recommendations

Recent Evaluation: Mutual Evaluation Report adopted in September 2022

Upcoming: Expected to take 3-4 years to address deficiencies and potentially be removed from the grey list

News and Reports

FATF Standards Under Scrutiny: India’s Anti-Terror Laws Weaponized by the State

India’s Enforcement Directorate, empowered by FATF-inspired legislation, faces accusations of becoming a political tool for quashing dissent by the ruling party.

Electoral Bond Scheme: FATF’s Failures to Address Deep Institutional Corruption in India

The report provides a detailed examination of the Electoral Bond Scheme (BDS), its structure, and its impact on political financing in the world’s largest democracy, addressing a key failure of FATF. It draws attention to several critical issues that have emerged since the scheme’s implementation, including concerns about money laundering, corruption, and the erosion of transparency in political funding.

Shadow Report: Civil Society Perspectives for the FATF Mutual Evaluation Review of India

This shadow report, prepared for the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) upcoming Mutual Evaluation Review of India in November 2023, highlights serious concerns about the Indian government’s misuse of FATF standards to stifle civil society and nonprofit organizations (NPOs).

FATF-Inspired Law Weaponized Against Scholars and Activists In India, Citizens Warn

Citizens raise alarm over misuse of anti-money laundering law to target activists and scholars in India. The open letter highlights how FATF-inspired legislation is being weaponized against government critics, undermining civil liberties and democratic processes.

FATF-Inspired FCRA Crackdown in India: Severe Consequences for Non-Profit Organizations

As nonprofits in India continue to lose their FCRA licences, the impact is being felt most sharply by their staff, the people they serve, and society at large.

FATF Compliance or Overreach? India’s Enforcement Directorate Under Scrutiny for Excessive Powers

The ED has cast its dragnet wide. It is using the interpretation of a circular issued by the agency itself in 2020 for this purpose. The circular was intended to define its role. But it has a clause giving its director enormous discretionary powers.