In October 2023, the Costa Rican authorities requested support from the EU AML/CFT Global Facility in the development of a programme for technical assistance on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing.

A number of working meetings and discussions took place between the EU Global Facility experts and the partner state’s representatives, which led to the development of a comprehensive work-plan, specifically targeted at the Costa Rican notary sector. The first technical assistance activities were launched online in January 2024.

In March 2024, the EU Global Facility team conducted a scoping mission to San José, where it met with the authorities to review future cooperation.

In January 2024, GAFILAT published the Enhanced Follow-up report and Technical Compliance re-rating of Costa Rica, which assessed Costa Rica’s progress in strengthening measures against money laundering and terrorist financing.
The report noted that, while Costa Rica had made significant progress in addressing the technical compliance issues identified in its MER, minor deficiencies in the implementation of the requirements remained.