Tag Archive for anti-corruption

Bulgaria’s never-ending election marathon

March 9, 2023

Uncertainty seems to be the only predictable outcome of the April 2023 parliamentary election Bulgaria is a country without a parliament. The legislature has been dissolved in January 2023, when President Rumen Radev called a snap poll after a repeated failure to form a government. Since then, Bulgaria has been living under a caretaker cabinet,…

Investigating Ultimate Beneficial Ownership in Ukraine

December 13, 2017

Transparency of the beneficial ownership has improved in Ukraine, however, until reliable verification mechanisms are in place, the possibilities for hiding beneficial ownership remain rife.

Political corruption and the assessment of politically exposed persons

April 2, 2017

In relation to fighting corruption and money-laundering, Berlin Risk authored, with LexisNexis Risk Solutions, a white paper on the topic of integrity risks attached to politically exposed persons (PEPs).

Enhanced Due Diligence in Managing Sanctions Risks

March 13, 2016

Jennifer Hanley-Giersch elaborates on the sanctions in force against Russia, Syria and Iran as well as those recently lifted against Belarus, highlighting the risks still associated with the countries.

Integrity Due Diligence – Towards an integrated approach to Compliance (II)

October 23, 2011

Corporations and institutions can attain a strategic and competitive advantage by pursuing an integrated approach to integrity due diligence. By assessing the trustworthiness and reliability of customers, business partners and any third parties, organisations ensure the fulfilment of compliance requirements, whilst concurrently facilitating a concerted effort to combat money laundering, fraud and corruption (‘MLFC’) –…