Meginmál

The Central Bank of Iceland draws attention to jurisdictions that are considered high-risk, in accordance with Article 6 of Act No. 140/2018 (in Icelandic). If an obliged entity intends to do business with parties involving the following countries, they shall conduct enhanced due diligence in accordance with Articles 13 and 14 of Act No. 140/2018. The list of high-risk and uncooperative jurisdictions, on the one hand, is of jurisdictions which the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has designated as high-risk jurisdictions and, on the other hand, countries which the European Union has designated as high-risk third countries.

Risky and un-cooperative jurisdictions

The following countries are considered high-risk and un-cooperative in the above sense:

Updated on 25 February 2025.

jurisdictions
jurisdictions

Afgh­anistan

Al­geria

An­gola

Bar­ba­dos

Bul­garia

Burk­ina Faso

Cameroon

Cote D'Ivoire

Croa­tia

Demo­cratic Re­pub­lic of the Congo

Demo­cratic People's Re­pub­lic of Korea (D­PRK)

Gibral­tar

Haiti

Iran

Ja­maica

Kenya

Laos

Le­banon

Mali

Monaco

Mozam­bi­que

My­an­mar/Burma

Nam­i­bia

Nepal

Ni­geria

Panama

Phil­ip­pines

Senegal

South Africa

South- Su­dan

Syria

Tan­zania

Trin­idad and To­bago

United Arab Emir­ates

Uganda

Vanuatu

Venezuela

Vi­et­nam

Ye­men

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