The Maldives was placed in the enhanced follow-up process following the adoption of its Third Round Mutual Evaluation Report relating to the implementation of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing standards in August 2025 by the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG). The purpose of this process is to provide closer peer oversight and accountability to ensure the Maldives addresses the gaps noted in its 2025 report, such as the need for a national AML/CFT strategy, improved enforcement against money laundering and terrorist financing, and better supervision of high-risk sectors.

In this report, the Maldives was deemed Compliant for 1 and Largely Compliant for 14 of the FATF 40 Recommendations. It was rated Highly Effective for 0 and Substantially Effective for 0 with regard to the 11 areas of Effectiveness of its AML/CFT Regime.