Ghana's Third (3rd) Round Mutual Evaluation

Ghana successfully hosted the on-site visit for its Third Round Mutual Evaluation exercise, marking a major milestone in assessing the country's compliance with international standards on anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, and counter-proliferation financing (AML/CFT/CPF). The evaluation was conducted under the framework of the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), a specialised institution of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in line with benchmarks set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

Briefing journalists, the Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Intelligence Centre, Mr Albert Kwadwo Twum Boafo, said the on-site visit, held from 26 January to 6 February 2026, represented the most critical phase of the evaluation process. He explained that during the mission, a team of international assessors and officials from the GIABA Secretariat engaged extensively with stakeholders across the country's AML/CFT/CPF framework.

Mr Twum Boafo noted that the exercise gave Ghana the opportunity to showcase the legislative reforms, regulatory enhancements, and improved institutional coordination introduced since the previous evaluation, underscoring the country's commitment to safeguarding its financial system and combating illicit financial flows. He described the successful completion of the on-site mission as a significant milestone in Ghana's AML/CFT/CPF journey, while noting that the overall Mutual Evaluation process remains ongoing.

The opening session brought together high-level government and institutional leaders, including the Deputy Minister for Finance, Mr Thomas Nyarko Ampem; the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Johnson Pandit Asiamah; the National Security Coordinator, COP Osman Abdul Razak; representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and the Director-General of GIABA, Mr Edwin W. Harris Jnr.

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