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Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing: Akhannouch Receives the President of the ANRF
This meeting made it possible to take stock of the progress achieved by the national system for combating money laundering and terrorist financing, marked by overall compliance with FATF standards and the preparation of the next cycle of international evaluation scheduled for 2026.
The Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, received this Tuesday, December 23, the President of the National Financial Intelligence Authority (ANRF), Jawhar Nfissi, on the occasion of the presentation of the Authority’s annual report for the year 2024.
This meeting, held within the framework of the implementation of Law No. 43-05 relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing (AML/CFT), made it possible to review the main achievements of the ANRF over the past year. According to the Authority, the year 2024 was notably marked by the completion of the overall alignment of the national system with the international standards set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
Among the highlights is also the adoption of the third National Risk Assessment (NRA) report on money laundering, terrorist financing, and the proliferation of weapons. Prepared in coordination with all the relevant national partners, this report aims to identify existing and emerging risks, reduce their impact, and strengthen the understanding of the threat context among public and private stakeholders.
With a preventive approach, a comprehensive action plan was also launched to prepare for the third cycle of mutual evaluation of the national system, to which Morocco will be subject starting in November 2026.
The report also highlights the efforts undertaken to strengthen the legal framework, through the drafting of legislative texts, notably a comprehensive revision of Law No. 43-05 and a draft law relating to crypto-assets, in coordination with the relevant departments.
On the operational level, the ANRF notes a significant increase in its activity indicators in 2024, both in terms of suspicious transaction reports received and requests for information, at both national and international levels, as well as referrals sent to the competent judicial authorities.
At the international level, the report underscores the strengthening of cooperation with specialized regional and international organizations, with the aim of consolidating the position of the Kingdom of Morocco and meeting its international commitments in the field of AML/CFT.
The participants in this meeting emphasized the need to continue the efforts undertaken, notably by accelerating the adoption and publication of the required legal texts and by strengthening coordination among all stakeholders, in order to ensure the success of the next evaluation cycle and to address current and future challenges.
