CURRENT AFFAIRS

2023

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
India became a full fledged member of FATF in which year?
A
2006
B
2009
C
2008
D
2010
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -FATF Plenary adopted the Mutual Evaluation Report on India on 24th June 2010 and on 25th June 2010 admitted India as 34th Country Member of FATF.

Detailed explanation-2: -Member since 2010 The country reported back to the FATF in 2018 on the actions it had taken to strengthen its AML/CFT framework. As a result of this report, the FATF rerated the country on 7 of the 40 Recommendations.

Detailed explanation-3: -India has been a member of the FATF since 2010. India is also a member of its regional partners, the Asia Pacific Group (APG) and the Eurasian Group (EAG).

Detailed explanation-4: -India is not currently on the FATF List of Countries that have been identified as having strategic AML deficiencies.

Detailed explanation-5: -Following review, the FATF now also identifies the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, and Tanzania. The FATF welcomes the progress made by these countries in combating money laundering and terrorist financing, despite the challenges posed by COVID-19.

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