( October 30, 2025, 00:05 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: New Zealand businesses working in foreign jurisdictions have been warned to review countries that appear on the Financial Action Task Force’s “black and gray” lists for money laundering. In a statement, New Zealand’s Department of Internal Affairs said that following FATF’s October 2025 plenary, Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Nigeria and South Africa had been removed from the gray list of jurisdictions working to address strategic deficiencies to counter money laundering, after “positive progress.” “It is important that you remain up to date with jurisdictions named on the black and gray lists,” the department warned local businesses.The statement follows: ...
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