Regional body · ESAAMLG
The regional anti-money laundering body for Eastern and Southern Africa, which evaluates how member countries apply AML standards.
Our summary
ESAAMLG is a FATF-style regional body. It assesses how its member countries in Eastern and Southern Africa apply international anti-money laundering standards, and studies money laundering trends in the region.
Its mutual evaluation reports give a country-by-country view of AML strengths and weaknesses.
How auditors use it: to understand country-level AML risk before auditing operations or third parties in Eastern and Southern Africa.
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