Progress report of the Republic of Moldova in the field of preventing and combating money laundering and terrorist financing

 Between June 10 and 13, 2025, in Strasbourg, French Republic, took place Joint Plenary Meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the Moneyval Committee, hosted by the Council of Europe, which brought together representatives of the Global Network consisting of 200 jurisdictions and observers, organized with the aim of strengthening international efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing crimes.

   The Global Network, consisting of the FATF and the nine FATF-like regional bodies – including the Moneyval Committee, held technical meetings on key issues related to money laundering, terrorist financing and the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

   This meeting was marked by an important moment with the adoption of the 3rd Progress Report on the implementation of the recommendations made in the Evaluation Report adopted in July 2019 of the Republic of Moldova, which reflected the developments recorded by public authorities in the field of preventing and combating money laundering and terrorist financing.

   According to established procedures, the Moneyval Committee, based on data provided by national authorities, re-examined the level of compliance with the FATF Recommendations, previously assessed as "Partially Compliant", with the ratings "Largely Compliant" being awarded for the following recommendations:
– Recommendation 22 “Freelancers – know-your-customer measures”;
– Recommendation 24 “Transparency and beneficial ownership of legal entities”;
– Recommendation 25 “Transparency and beneficial ownership of legal arrangements”.

Comitetul Moneyval a apreciat pozitiv modificările semnificative care au impactat reevaluarea Recomandărilor menționate – adoptarea Legii nr. 268/2024 pentru modificarea unor acte  normative (implementarea suplimentară în cadrul normativ intern a Recomandărilor Grupului de Acţiune Financiară Internaţională), a  Legii nr. 34/2024 privind plățile în numerar, Regulamentului privind cerințele în domeniul prevenirii și combaterii spălării banilor și finanțării terorismului pentru entitățile supravegheate de Serviciul Prevenirea și Combaterea Spălării Banilor, precum și Ghidului privind identificarea și monitorizarea persoanelor expuse politic.

   The Moneyval Committee also positively assessed the completion of national sectoral assessments of money laundering and terrorist financing risks associated with:
– virtual assets and virtual asset service providers;
– legal entities and legal structures;
– non-profit organizations.

The full report can be consulted by accessing the following link