Identification of High-Risk Jurisdictions and Publicly Exposed Persons

We help you identify and mitigate money laundering risks with accurate and up-to-date information. Learn about the jurisdictions and publicly exposed persons (PEPs) that require special attention.

Last updated: 02/07/2024

Susceptible Risk Jurisdictions::

Afganistán Islas Marianas República Democrática del Congo
Anguilla Islas Salomón República Popular Democrática de Corea
Bahrein Islas Turcas y Caicos Samoa (en relación con el régimen fiscal nocivo)
Bermuda Islas Vírgenes Británicas Samoa Americana
Bulgaria Islas Vírgenes de Estados Unidos de América Senegal
Burkina Faso Mónaco Seychelles
Camerún Jersey Siria
Croacia Jordania Sudáfrica
Dominica Kenia Sudán del Sur
Filipinas Mali Tanzania
Fiyi Mozambique Trinidad y Tobago
Guam Myanmar/Birmania Venezuela
Guernsey Namibia Vanuatu
Haiti Nigeria Vietnam
Irán Palaos Yemen
Isla de Man Panamá
Islas Caimán República Democrática del Congo
Islas Malvinas Panamá

Publicly Exposed Persons:

According to Law 10/2010 on the Prevention of Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism, publicly exposed persons (PEPs) are those who hold or have held important public functions, including:

  • Heads of State, Heads of Government, ministers, or other government members, secretaries of state, or undersecretaries;
  • Parliamentarians;
  • Judges of supreme courts, constitutional courts, or other high judicial bodies whose decisions are not normally subject to appeal, except in exceptional circumstances, including equivalent members of the Public Prosecutor’s Office;
  • Members of audit tribunals or central bank councils;
  • Ambassadors and chargé d’affaires;
  • Senior military personnel of the Armed Forces;
  • Members of the governing, management, or supervisory bodies of public-owned companies;
  • Directors, deputy directors, and members of the board of directors, or equivalent function of an international organization;
  • Senior management positions in political parties with parliamentary representation;
  • Consideration of senior officials as per Article 1 of Law 3/2015, of March 30, regulating the exercise of senior positions in the General State Administration;
  • Persons who hold or have held important public functions at the Spanish autonomous level, such as Presidents and Councillors and other members of Government Councils, as well as those holding equivalent positions to those listed in letter a) and regional deputies;
  • Mayors, councilors, and persons holding equivalent positions to those listed in letter a) of municipalities that are provincial capitals, or Autonomous Communities, and Local Entities with more than 50,000 inhabitants in Spain;
  • Senior management positions in Spanish trade union or business organizations.

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