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Financial Action Task Force

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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), also known by its French name Groupe d'action financiere (GAFI), is an intergovernmental organisation founded in 1989 on the initiative of the G7 to develop policies to combat money laundering. In 2001, its mandate was expanded to include terrorism financing. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Geography
Country or Jurisdiction Served
France 2
Wikidata Q681487, property P17 (country).
Founding YearSourced to the subject's own account
1989 1
HeadquartersSourced to the subject's own account
Paris, France 1
Classification
Institution SubtypeSourced to the subject's own account
Regulatory Agency 1
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Financial Action Task Force (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section (entity-description)
    The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), also known by its French name, Groupe d'action financiere (GAFI), is an intergovernmental organisation founded in 1989 on the initiative of the G7 to develop policies to combat money laundering and to maintain certain interest. In 2001, its mandate was expanded to include terrorism financing.
  • Infobox (founding-year)
    Founded: 1989
  • Infobox (headquarters)
    Headquarters: Paris, France
  • Introduction, institution-subtype-p2
    The objectives of FATF are to set standards and promote effective implementation of legal, regulatory and operational measures for combating money laundering, terrorist financing and other related threats to the integrity of the international financial system.
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2. Wikidata
Wikimedia Foundation
Wikidata: Financial Action Task Force
Wikidata Q681487, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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