Vietnam was added to the watch list of the FATF international financial crime watchdog, which said the nation has nonetheless committed to proving it effectively prevents the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
adds the southeast Asian nation to the "grey list" of two dozens countries across the world subject to closer scrutiny, including Panama, the Cayman Islands, the United Arab Emirates and Syria. Myanmar, Iran and North Korea are the only countries on the group's "black list".
Hanoi enacted rules in March to fight money laundering and terrorism financing, but the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force did not consider the overhaul sufficient to avoid the greylisting. Vietnam has also agreed to prove it can prevent the evasion of sanctions against individuals or entities that face international restrictions because of their involvement with proliferation of mass destruction weapons.
Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Saturday.
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