On 27th October 2023, Jordan, Cayman Islands, Panama, and Albania were removed from the FATF Grey List, a list also known as jurisdiction under increased monitoring list, which includes countries that are actively working with the FATF to address strategic deficiencies in their regimes to counter money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing.

At the FATF plenary meeting ending on 27 October 2023, Jordan, Cayman Islands, Panama, and Albania were confirmed as having successfully shown that they had met the action points during the FATF onsite visit and have consequently been removed from the grey list.

Changes in FATF Grey List

Countries Removed from FATF’s Grey List (Jurisdiction Under Increased Monitoring):

• Jordan
• Cayman Islands
• Panama
• Albania

Country Added to FATF’s Grey List (Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring):

• Bulgaria

FATF Grey List as of 27th October 2023

1. Barbados
2. Bulgaria
3. Burkina Faso
4. Cameroon
5. Croatia
6. Democratic Republic of Congo
7. Gibraltar
8. Haiti
9. Jamaica
10. Mali
11. Mozambique
12. Nigeria
13. Philippines
14. Senegal
15. South Africa
16. South Sudan
17. Syria
18. Tanzania
19. Türkiye
20. Uganda
21. United Arab Emirates
22. Vietnam
23. Yemen

Source: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/en/countries/black-and-grey-lists.html