Co-chair of the Compliance Club of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine
International Development
Sharing with society the expertise trusted by global corporate leaders
As a corporate intelligence company with strong expertise in information gathering and analysis, COSA participates in international development projects aimed at increasing the transparency of opaque processes that disrupt democratic societies and harm international security mechanisms.
We specialise in research, analysis, and advisory on good governance, sanctions, anti-corruption, AML/CFT/CPF, business transparency, and regional security with a focus on emerging markets including Eastern Europe, Central Asia, South Asia, and MEA.
Within the International Development aspect of our work, we utilise our expertise, networks, and business experience for the benefit of the societies and global environment we all operate in.
In synergy with government agencies, leading international organisations, and businesses that share our values, we implement innovative projects for the development of business, civil society, international cooperation, and the formation of integrity and security for sustainable development in a changing world.
International development experts
Financial market expert – formerly head of department at the Ministry of Finance, formerly senior expert in USAID and EU projects.
Certified anti-corruption and AML/CFT/CPF experts with extensive practical experience of working with corruption prevention bodies, financial intelligence units, and institutions implementing sanctions policies.
Business diplomacy expert with extensive knowledge in international relations as well as conflict and peace studies connected to Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia.
International military sales expert – formerly an analyst of the practical aspects of the arms trade involved in projects across Europe, CIS, Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Leading experts in countering financial crime with a focus on the CEE, FSU, the Middle East, and South Asia.
National and regional security
expert – formerly first deputy director of the Institute of Problems of National Security, formerly (until 2003) acting head of the Foreign Intelligence Service.
Military expert – formerly a senior officer in the Ministry of Defence, formerly an officer of the NATO-led Multinational Security Assistance Forces in Afghanistan and participant of the Anti-Terrorist Operation in the East of Ukraine.
Transition economy expert – formerly deputy head of the National Bank.
Global impact
COSA provides expertise in large-scale international problem-solving such as sanctions, proliferation, money laundering and terrorism financing, corruption, and other issues.
The expertise is provided within special working groups on national and international levels, directly to state and corporate stakeholders, as well as through analytical contributions to academic and think-tank research projects.
COSA’s team is involved in developing and assessing the efficiency of sanctions imposed on states in breach of their international commitments. This includes working with the International Working Group on Russian Sanctions.
On a pro bono basis, COSA’s Managing Partner Pavlo Verkhniatskyi holds several positions in respected international organisations contributing to a transparent business environment in Ukraine and internationally:
Our partnerships in action
- Cluster Platform is an online project designed to facilitate partnership relations between entrepreneurs and innovators. The project is implemented with the support of the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), with the aim of supporting Ukrainian businesses affected by the war and building new synergies that enable businesses to join forces and gain access to the best compliance and intelligence-related toolset.
- Support in the implementation of compliance systems for the winners of The Grant Programme for Ukrainian medium and small businesses provided by the Ukrainian Network of Integrity and Compliance (UNIC) with the support of the EU Anti-Corruption Initiative (EUACI)
- Training session on OSINT methods for a special Moldovan government institution team, performed as part of a regional project on strengthening measures to prevent and combat economic crime, organised by the Partnership for Good Governance which is a joint initiative of the EU and the Council of Europe.
- Exclusive training for investors and financial stakeholders on managing investment risks associated with emerging technologies with military and commercial applications.
- Conducting OSINT research for the report Economic Crime and Illicit Finance in Russia’s Occupation Regime in Ukraine within the project Illicit Finance and Russian Foreign Policy: New Dynamics and Linkages of the SOC ACE (Serious Organised Crime & Anti-Corruption Evidence) Research Programme.
- Advanced training course on OSINT for the representatives of the State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine, and the Prosecutor General’s Office. The event was organised by the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), and the EU Anti-Corruption Initiative (EUACI).
Cooperation with the Academy of Financial Monitoring
COSA has signed an official memorandum of cooperation with the Academy of Financial Monitoring (under the State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine). The memorandum covers a number of joint initiatives in order to strengthen the research and analytical potential of the parties and to promote scientific cooperation and practical implementation of developments in the spheres of anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism.
Bureau on Anticorruption and Commercial Crime of the International Chamber of Commerce
The Eastern European Bureau on Anti-Corruption and Commercial Crime (BACC) of the International Chamber of Commerce operates on the basis of COSA expertise, with COSA’s Managing Partner as the Director of the Bureau. The purpose of the Bureau is to implement comprehensive measures to prevent economic crimes and corruption, as well as to promote secure and compliant international trade.
Some of the tools available to ICC members are:
- Integrity Due Diligence on third parties
- Country risk research and analysis
- GR assistance within the ICC network
