Overview
- Mexico’s Finance Ministry said it is taking part in the FATF team’s in‑situ work as part of the Mutual Evaluation of the country’s anti‑money‑laundering and counter‑terrorist‑financing framework.
- The visit opened at the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Mexico City with representatives from FATF and GAFILAT alongside senior Mexican officials, including the interior and finance chiefs.
- Authorities are presenting progress on the design, coordination and implementation of the national AML/CFT regime to demonstrate effectiveness in protecting the financial system and public policy outcomes.
- Evaluators are reviewing how institutions cooperate and the results achieved in preventing and combating money laundering and the financing of illicit activities.
- Participants span the security cabinet and financial authorities—such as SEDENA, SEMAR, the National Guard, CNI, UIF, SAT, customs, CNBV, CNSF, CONSAR—and also include the central bank, the attorney general’s office and the federal judiciary.