# G20 position paper: Anti-money laundering (2017)

URL: https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/g20-position-paper-anti-money-laundering-2017
Type: Publication or report
Published: 2017-05-17
Updated: 2020-04-03

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17 May 2017

Policy discussions within the confines of a largely closed, expert-driven anti-money laundering (AML) space have not generated sufficiently effective AML policies. No country is yet compliant with the international FATF standards.

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