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An intergovernmental group that sets global standards against money laundering may examine nations with large banking sectors or high exposure to financial crime more frequently in its next round of evaluations, a senior leader of the organization said. In 2013, to address the possibility that jurisdictions with comprehensive legal and regulatory arsenals in place against money laundering and terrorist financing may not always apply them, FATF reformed its evaluation process, adding 11 "immediate outcomes" to measure how the rules of its members work in practice. Six years later, the first round of evaluations under the new system have confirmed suspicions:...