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DatabankNovember 21 2023

Bulgarian banks could face higher costs after country's greylisting

Being put on the FATF greylist means domestic lenders may struggle to maintain correspondent banking relationships and access external finance.
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Bulgarian banks could face greater scrutiny and higher costs after the Financial Action Task Force added the country to its greylist on October 27.

The list, created in 1989 by G7 countries, includes nations facing increased monitoring due to strategic deficiencies in their government’s ability to tackle money laundering and counter terrorist financing.

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Barbara Pianese is the Latin America editor at The Banker. She joined from Mergermarket, where she spent four years covering mergers and acquisitions across Europe with a focus on the consumer sector. She holds an MA in International and Diplomatic Affairs from the University of Bologna having studied in Brazil and France as well.
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