Research & Analysis

How is financial monitoring connected to the trust of international partners?

The resilience and integrity of Ukraine’s financial system are often viewed through the lens of corruption scandals or the ongoing anti-corruption reforms of our institutions. However, this issue is much more complex.

Corruption is only one aspect of the global issue of money laundering, which is regulated internationally by the standards of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Ukraine is a member of MONEYVAL – a regional body of the FATF and a permanent monitoring body of the Council of Europe that assesses compliance with FATF standards.

Strengthening the resilience and integrity of Ukraine’s financial system is an important signal of its reliability to international partners. Financial monitoring plays a key role in this process.

How exactly does it help build trust and counter financial crimes?