As of June 2020, Sri Lanka is no longer part of the European Commission’s list of high-risk third countries with regards to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT).

The training and activities conducted by the EU Global Facility on AML/CFT seek to support Sri Lanka in its efforts to uphold and continuously improve its national anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing framework. as defined under the Fourth and Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directives.