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Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-sanctions-idUSKCN0Z82NF
Anti-Money Laundering Body Seen Keeping Iran on Blacklist
(Reuters) Louis Charbonneau - The Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF), established in 1989 to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction, is expected to decide this week to keep Iran on its blacklist of high-risk countries, Western officials said. Getting off the FATF blacklist, which also lists North Korea, would remove a major hurdle Iran faces in dealing with outside banks and other financial institutions. FATF said earlier this year that it remained "particularly and exceptionally concerned" about Iran's "failure to address the risk of terrorist financing and the serious threat this poses to the integrity of the international financial system." European banking sources told Reuters that regardless of Iran's status on the FATF blacklist, they are not ready to do business with Iran because of the high risks.