Panama outlines priorities for FATF’s fifth mutual evaluation round
Panama’s economy ministry official Isabel Vecchio Arófulo outlined the country’s preparations for the Financial Action Task Force’s fifth round of mutual evaluations at a regional anti-money-laundering congress. She said the assessment will focus on the effectiveness of national systems, including supervision, financial intelligence, investigations and asset recovery, alongside technical compliance.
The evaluation’s effectiveness tests will require coordinated preparation across Panama’s public and private sectors.