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From June 2018 Malawi has been undergoing a mutual evaluation process on the country’s anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regime and implementation. The process is being done by the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG) in which experts from the grouping’s secretariat and some member countries are analysing the country’s legal and institutional framework as well as how the laws have been implemented. The Mutual Evaluation is being guided by the Forty Recommendations issues by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in 2012 and FATF Methodology for conducting mutual evaluations issued in 2013. So far, Malawi has submitted its responses on its legal and institutional framework (i.e. Technical Compliance) and implementation of the requirements (i.e. Effectiveness). The assessors are expected to come to Malawi in November 2018 to hold meetings with various stakeholders as a way of verifying the implementation of the FATF Recommendations. The stakeholders include the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development; Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs; Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation; Financial Intelligence Authority; Reserve Bank of Malawi; Malawi Gaming Board; Anti-Corruption Bureau; Malawi Police Service; Malawi Revenue Authority; and reporting institutions, among others. Based on the findings by the assessors, the country could be either recommended for an enhanced follow up by the FATF under the International Cooperation Review Group (ICRG) or improvement of specified AML/CFT areas. The previous AML/CFT mutual evaluation by the ESAAMLG took place in 2008. a) Malawi completes money laundering and terrorist financing risk assessment b) FIA strengthens working relationships with domestic agencies c) FIA issues 2018 Money Laundering Typologies Report