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14 October 2026 · Country risk

Brazil AML

Most Brazil country-risk notes I see are a single line. That's the gap: there are four answers, and they don't move together. FATF's call-for-action list…

7 October 2026 · Country risk

Albania AML

Albania files rarely fail on the FATF question. They fail on the date. Four lists decide the answer — FATF's call-for-action and increased-monitoring…

30 September 2026 · Country risk

China AML

Most China files don't get the country-risk answer wrong. They get it once, and never revisit the date. Four separate lists decide it — FATF's…

23 September 2026 · Country risk

Italy AML

Is Italy on the FATF or EU high-risk lists? Four lists carry the answer: FATF's call-for-action and increased-monitoring lists, the EU's high-risk…

16 September 2026 · Country risk

UAE AML

Everyone checks the FATF list; almost nobody records the EU tax-jurisdiction list with a date. That's the UAE file that gets rejected in review. Four…

9 September 2026 · Country risk

Cyprus AML

The country-risk section of most files records where Cyprus stands on the four lists; almost none record when you checked. That date is the part that…

19 August 2026 · Country risk

UK AML

The UK's status on the four lists is rarely the problem — the stale date in the file is. Four lists carry the answer: FATF's call-for-action and…

12 August 2026 · Country risk

USA AML

The USA line in a Cyprus country-risk section is usually the emptiest one in the file: everyone assumes the answer, so nobody writes it down. As of the…

5 August 2026 · Country risk

Greece AML

"Greece, EU member, low risk" is a conclusion, not an assessment — and supervisors have stopped accepting the difference. Greek exposure runs through…

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