Advisories

Pursuant to its mission to safeguard Belize’s financial system from abuse, Belize’s FIU provides assistance to Financial Institutions, DNFBPs and other reporting entities by issuing advisories on money laundering and terrorist financing risks in jurisdictions who have been identified as non-compliant or not sufficiently compliant with the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) recommendations. These advisories are issued to assist reporting entities in connection with their obligations to pay special attention to business relations and transactions with persons including legal persons and arrangements, from or in jurisdictions that do not have adequate systems in place to prevent or deter money laundering or terrorist financing.

FIU Belize Advisories

2024

GOS Advisory 0002-2024 High Risk and Other Monitored Jurisdictions Identified by FATF June 2024
GOS Advisory 0001-2024-High Risk and Other Monitored Jurisdictions Identified by FATF – February 2024

2023

GOS Advisory 0005-2023-High Risk and Other Monitored Jurisdictions Identified by FATF October-2023
GOS Advisory 0004-2023 High-Risk and Other Monitored Jurisdictions Identified by FATF June 2023
GOS Advisory 0003-2023 Update on Belize’s Mutual Evaluation by the CFATF_Technical Compliance-Matters
GOS Advisory 0001-2023 High Risk and Other Monitored Jurisdictions Identified by FATF February 2023

2022

GOS Advisory 0004-2022 High Risk and Other Monitored Jurisdictions Identified by FATF October 2022
GOS Advisory0003-2022 High Risk and Other Monitored Jurisdictions Identified by FATF June 2022
GOS-Advisory-0002-2022-High-Risk-and-Other-Monitored-Jurisdictions-Identified-by-FATF_March-2022
Phishing Scam 2022

2021

GOS Advisory 0004-2021 High Risk and Other Monitored Jurisdictions Identified by FATF October 2021
GOS Advisory 0003-2021 High Risk and Other Monitored Jurisdictions Identified by FATF June 2021
GOS Advisory 0002 2021 High Risk and Other Monitored Jurisdictions Identified by FATF February 2021
GOS Advisory 0001 2021 FATF removes The Bahamas

2020

FIU-Advisory-0007-2020 CFATF Public Statement December 2020
FIU-Advisory-0006-2020-High Risk and Other Monitored Jurisdictions Identified by FATF
FIU-Advisory-0005-2020 CFATF Public Statement
FIU-Advisory-0004-2020 High Risk and Other Monitored Jurisdictions Identified by FATF
FIU-Advisory-0003-2020 High Risk and Other Monitored Jurisdictions Identified by FATF
FIU-Advisory-0002-2020-CFATF Public Statement
FIU-Advisory-0001-2020-FATF Public Statement
Central Bank of Belize and FIU Fraud Alert Re: Counterfeit Currency Apr 2020

2019

FIU Advisory 0002-2019 – High Risk and Other Monitored Jurisdictions Identified by FATF
U.S. Executive Order to Impose Sanctions on The Supreme Leader of Iran and on eight ICRG officials per Executive Order 13224 Sanctions
FIU Fraud Alert – Invoice Redirection Fraud
FIU Advisory 0001-2019 – High Risk and Other Monitored Jurisdictions Identified by FATF

2018

FIU Advisory 0004-2018 – High Risk and Other Monitored Jurisdictions Identified by FATF
FIU Advisory 0003-2018 – High Risk and Other Monitored Jurisdictions Identified by FATF
FIU Advisory 0002-2018 – CFATF Public Statement and Notice of Exiting the Follow-up Process
FIU Advisory 0001-2018 – PHISHING ALERT

2017

FIU Advisory 0003-2017 – High Risk and Non-Cooperative Jurisdictions Identified by FATF
FIU Advisory 0002-2017 – CFATF’s Public Statement
FIU Advisory 0001-2017 – CFATF’s List of Jurisdictions with Strategic AMLCFT Deficiencies

Supervisor of Insurance and Private Pensions Advisories

Circular 28 of 2016 – FATF Public Statement All
Circular 20 of 2016 – FATF- Public Service
Circular 17 of 2016 – Public Statement – CFATF
Circular 10 of 2016 – CFATF – PUBLIC STATEMENT, SURINAME