As Mozambique prepares for the crucial FATF Joint Group onsite visit in September 2025, the EUGlobalFacility held a three-day workshop in Maputo (16–18 July 2025) to support the country’s final preparations in demonstrating its progress in addressing the FATF Action Plan.

The workshop brought together key public and private stakeholders from Mozambique for an intensive simulation of the upcoming FATF Joint Group onsite visit. Designed to mirror the structure and demands of a real FATF assessment, the exercise provided participants with a unique opportunity to rehearse their roles, refine their documentation, and receive targeted feedback. 

The event culminated in a high-level meeting with Mozambique’s Executive Coordination Committee, President, Prime Minister, and senior decision-makers. This demonstrated the country's strong political commitment to tackling financial crime and meeting international AMLCFT standards to demonstrate readiness for Grey List removal.

"𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘰𝘻𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪-𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮, 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘜 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘔𝘰𝘻𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘱𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘍𝘈𝘛𝘍 𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴,” said EU Ambassador to Mozambique, Antonino Maggiore.

Since being placed on the Grey List in October 2022, Mozambique has worked closely with the EU Global Facility to address the remaining FATF Action Plan elements, with support ranging from:
  • Institutional capacity building
  • Inter-agency coordination
  • Beneficial Ownership transparency
  • Gambling sector oversight
  • Data and justice statistics
  • Enhanced donor coordination

This workshop was held in coordination with an Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG) mission financed by the EU-funded SecFin Africa project, also supporting Mozambique for the same objective. This collaboration reflects a successful European approach in assisting partner countries with their AML/CFT reform journeys.

The workshop was yet another testament to the EU’s continued commitment to supporting Mozambique’s reform path and to global efforts in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing.