The Philippines is no longer on the list of countries under heavy scrutiny by the top global money laundering and terrorism financing watchdog. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has removed the Philippines from its gray list after an on-site visit in January confirmed the country’s significant progress in strengthening measures on anti-money laundering and combatting the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT).

The Philippines on Saturday praised its removal from a global financial "grey list" of countries under increased monitoring for

THE Philippines has officially been removed from a global dirty money watchlist after nearly four years of heightened monitoring by the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The intergovernmental organization late on Friday commended the country for addressing anti-money laundering,

The Philippines has been removed from the Financial Action Task Force “grey list” of countries under increased monitoring for money laundering and

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.

The Philippine government welcomed the country’s removal from a global watchdog’s dirty-money list, which could spur remittances and foreign investments in one of Asia’s fastest-growing economies. The Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) decision to take Manila off the list is expected to “facilitate faster and lower-cost cross-border transactions,