The European Union has removed Iraq from its list of countries deemed to be high risk for money laundering, six years after first identifying it as a problematic jurisdiction.
The EU’s ambassador to Iraq Ville Varjola met prime minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in Baghdad on January 9, saying he was “bringing the good news … that Iraq has been taken off the list of countries at high risk of money laundering by the EU.”
Source: Dominic Dudley, 10th of January 2022; https://www.forbes.com/sites/dominicdudley/2022/01/10/europe-says-iraq-is-no-longer-a-high-risk-for-money-laundering/?sh=2ed8764f3971