The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has recently decided to keep Lebanon under the list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring, alternatively known as the grey list. It is worth noting, in this context, that the FATF placed Lebanon on the list in October 2024 and commented back then that Lebanon has committed to work on bolstering the effectiveness of its Anti-money laundering (AML)/ Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) regime notwithstanding the prevailing challenging social, economic and security situation.