The Financial Action Task Force has also added Laos and Nepal to its list of nations subject to “increased monitoring.”

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global anti-money laundering watchdog, said on Friday it had removed the Philippines from its 'grey' list of countries under increased scrutiny, while it added Laos and Nepal to that list.

In an update on 21 February following its latest plenary, the FATF (Financial Action Task Force) has removed the Philippines from its grey list while adding two and updating the position of many of the jurisdictions still on the list.

The Philippines is no longer on the list of countries under heavy scrutiny by the top global money laundering and terrorism financing watchdog.

The Philippines has been removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list after more than three years, following significant progress in

THE Philippines has been removed from the "grey list" of countries under increased monitoring for money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism. Th

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has removed the Philippines from its grey list following a successful on-site evaluation, praising the countrys progress in strengthening anti-money laundering measures.

After more than three years, the Philippines is finally out of the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list or list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring. In a statement late Friday, the FATF said the Philippines made significant progress improving its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) regime.

The Philippines has been taken off a global watchdog’s dirty-money list, a move that could spur remittances and foreign investments in one of Asia’s fastest-growing economies.