The tourist capital of Senegal has hosted a public/private sector advisory forum under the aegis of Giaba. According to Giaba CEO Edwin Harris, this meeting aims to ensure that the public and private sectors work in synergy.

Establishing a partnership between the public and private sectors to effectively combat money laundering, terrorist financing and their proliferation is the objective of the forum.

Speaking about which member countries are on the gray list of Gabia, Edwin Harris said: “Right now, I don't think we can talk about a gray list. However, we can say that there are countries that are member states that are on the FATF list of ICRRs (Group on the Review of International Cooperation). It is a process of international cooperation and among these countries, we have Senegal, Mali and Burkina Faso. But they are not yet on the gray list because there is an action plan that has been put in place by the FATF, the member states are working with the FATF and Giaba to get out of this action plan. So if the country succeeds in getting out of this action plan, it will no longer be on this gray list.”