FATF adds Kuwait and Papua New Guinea to increased monitoring list

Key facts

• The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) added Kuwait and Papua New Guinea to its list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring after its plenary meeting held on 11–13 February 2026.
• Kuwait and Papua New Guinea were placed under increased monitoring due to strategic deficiencies in their frameworks to counter money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing.
• Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), and Myanmar remain on the FATF list of high-risk jurisdictions requiring enhanced due diligence.
• Iran and DPRK continue to be subject to countermeasures, while Myanmar remains under enhanced due diligence requirements since its inclusion in October 2022.
• FATF advised members and other jurisdictions to apply enhanced due diligence measures proportionate to risks arising from Myanmar.
• FATF urged countries to ensure that financial flows related to humanitarian assistance, legitimate non-profit organisation activities, and remittances are not disrupted.
• Countries under increased monitoring commit to implementing time-bound action plans to address identified gaps.
• Jurisdictions currently under increased monitoring include Algeria, Angola, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Kenya, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Monaco, Namibia, Nepal, South Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, Vietnam, the Virgin Islands (UK), and Yemen.