The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has published a National Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment. The guidance is intended to assist countries conduct risk assessments at a country or national level. The principles described in this guidance are also relevant to more focussed risk assessments, for example of a particular financial sector. The guidance takes the following structure:
- Purpose and scope of the guidance
- General principles to be taken into account when conducting AML/ TF risk assessments
- Planning and organising of a risk assessment
- Main stages of a risk assessment
- Outcomes of the risk assessment
Annexes to the guidance provide additional information and examples of national-level assessments. In addition to this the IMF and World Bank Index have provided their own annexes.