The visit of the FATF (Financial Action Task Force) delegation to Tunisia went relatively well, and the
meeting of Tunisian officials with its members was very positive, said Thursday the governor of the
Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) Marouane Abassi. "Tunisia has prepared well for 18
months, is able to successfully exit the list of Gafi ", the international institution in charge of examining and
the development of measures to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism. "The
central bank and the Tunisian banking and financial system have carried out reforms and we are making progress
with regard to the implementation of the necessary standards and reforms", added the governor, during the
launch of the G20 initiative "compact with Africa" stating that he is confident about the decision of the
group expected next October.
A FATF delegation made a two-day visit to Tunisia on September 16 and 17 to decide
on the issue of removing Tunisia from the list of countries subject to FATF supervision . The results of
this visit should be known as soon as it is completed, but officially announced during the assembly
General of this institution scheduled for October 13 to 18, 2019 in Paris, according to the press release from the CTAF.