Published on Jul 8, 2024
Current Affairs
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

♦ Elisa de Anda Madrazo of Mexico has assumed the presidency of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for a two-year term from July 2024 to June 2026. She succeeded T. Raja Kumar of Singapore. De Anda currently serves as Director General in Mexico’s Ministry of Finance and Public Credit. Elisa joined the Ministry in 2015. 

♦ Previously Elisa de Anda Madrazo served as head of the Mexican delegation and co-led Mexico’s efforts for its Mutual Evaluation in 2016-2017. 

♦ De Anda has over a decade of experience in leadership positions in the anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) sector.