Myanmar was listed in the European Commission’s list of high-risk third countries with regards to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) in June 2020.

The training and activities conducted by the EU Global Facility on AML/CFT seek to rectify Myanmar strategic deficiencies in its national anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing framework. as defined under the Fourth and Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directives.