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EU to add more Africa States on money laundering list

The European Commission is set to add Panama, the Bahamas and Mauritius to its list of countries that pose financial risks to the bloc because of failings on money laundering and terrorism financing, a draft document shows.

The document, seen by Reuters expands an existing blacklist, but spares Saudi Arabia and US territories that had been added to a previous listing before being shelved following foreign pressure.

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