On October 5, 2018, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group’s (ESAAMLG) mutual evaluation report (MER) on the Republic of Madagascar, which has been endorsed by FATF. The report assembles the findings of the ESAAMLG’s assessment of the effectiveness and robustness of the country’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) measures at the time of the on-site visit from June 5 to June 16, 2017.