What is the FATF Grey List?
The FATF grey list, officially “Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring,” names countries with strategic weaknesses in their anti-money-laundering and counter-terrorist-financing controls that are actively working with the FATF to fix them. It is not a sanctions list, but it signals elevated risk, and regulated businesses are generally expected to apply enhanced due diligence to customers and transactions linked to those countries.
Current FATF Grey and Black Lists (2026)
| List | Jurisdictions (as of 13 february 2026) |
| Grey list: increased monitoring (22) | Algeria, Angola, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Monaco, Namibia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, South Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands (UK), and Yemen. |
| Black list: call for action (3) | Iran, North Korea (DPRK), and Myanmar. |
Added at the February 2026 plenary: Kuwait and Papua New Guinea. The FATF also determined that Algeria and Namibia have substantially completed their action plans and now warrant an on-site assessment, a step that can precede removal. The UAE was removed from the grey list in February 2024.
What is the FATF black list?
The FATF black list, officially “High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action,” names countries with serious, unaddressed deficiencies. As of the February 2026 plenary it contains Iran, North Korea (DPRK) and Myanmar. The FATF calls on its members to apply countermeasures, the strongest response available, to these jurisdictions.
Why the FATF Grey List Matters for your AML Programme
FATF status is a core input to country risk, and country risk is something every UAE business has to assess. Cabinet Resolution 134 of 2025 (Article 5) requires your enterprise-wide risk assessment to weigh geographic risk, and a customer or transaction linked to a grey-listed or black-listed country pushes the risk rating up, usually into enhanced due diligence. The UAE knows the stakes first-hand: it was grey-listed in 2023 and removed in February 2024 after strengthening its regime. This course shows you how to turn each FATF update into a concrete change in your country-risk approach.
About this FATF Grey list AML training course
This practical course teaches compliance professionals how to track the FATF grey and black lists and turn each update into action. You learn what the lists mean, how listing and delisting work through mutual evaluations and increased monitoring, and, most importantly, how a country's FATF status should change your risk ratings, due diligence and monitoring. It is grounded in the UAE framework and the FATF standards behind it, and the skills apply in any jurisdiction. Practitioner-led, with a certificate on completion. You can start free.
What you will Learn in this Free Course
By the end of the course you will be able to:
Explain what the FATF grey and black lists are and how they differ.
Find and read the latest FATF plenary outcomes with confidence.
Factor a country's FATF status into your enterprise-wide risk assessment.
Translate grey-listing into the right enhanced due diligence and ongoing monitoring.
Build a repeatable process to refresh country risk after each FATF plenary.
Why this Course is Worth your Time
Practical takeaway
You will be able to turn each FATF plenary update into a concrete change in your country-risk ratings and due diligence.Course Curriculum
Who should Take this Course
Compliance officers and MLROs, KYC, onboarding and screening analysts, relationship managers handling cross-border business, risk and audit teams, and the owners and staff of regulated businesses and DNFBPs, especially those with international customers or payments. No prior qualification is needed, and the course works whether you operate in the UAE or another AML regime.
What you Get
- A practical, self-paced online course you can complete in a single focused session.
- A certificate of completion you can keep as evidence of training.
- A country-risk approach you can apply to your very next FATF update.
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Dipali is an Associate Member of ICSI and CAMS, holding a bachelor’s in commerce and a General Law degree. With more than 9 years of experience in the compliance domain. She specialises in Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and related areas such as due diligence and independent Audits. Currently, she assists clients in navigating the complexities of AML laws, and training, focusing on developing and maintaining effective AML/CFT and sanctions programs. Her expertise includes enterprise-wide risk assessments and customer due diligence, with a strong knowledge of AML regulations in the GCC region.
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