# Financial Action Task Force president, Elisa de Anda Madrazo announced that South Africa has been removed from the grey list. The country was first added in November 2023 due to deficiencies in its anti-money laundering standards. De Anda Madrazo said South Africa had addressed all 22 deficiencies identifed two-and-a-half years ago. She said the country had been removed together with Burkino Faso, Mozambique and Nigeria who also instituted measures to comply with international standards:
South Africa removed from international grey list after sharpening tools to detect money laundering [SOUND]
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