The last Follow-up Mutual Evaluation Report relating to the implementation of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing standards in Cuba was undertaken in 2024. According to that Evaluation, Cuba was deemed compliant for 19 and largely compliant for 20 of the FATF 40 Recommendations. It remained highly effective for 0 and substantially effective for 5 of the effectiveness ratings.

In 2025 and next, Cuba will be immersed in the evaluation of its national system to prevent and combat money laundering, financing of terrorism and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, initiating the Fifth Round of Mutual Evaluations for countries that make up the Financial Action Task Force of Latin America (GAFILAT).

In this framework. the country’s authorities formulated a request for technical assistance to the EU Global Facility on AML/CFT.

In March 2025, the EU Global Facility delivered its first technical assistance activity on the topic of FATF statistics.