
On 24.12.2022, the INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED RESEARCH FOR BUSINESS from Skopje held the first of a series of trainings in the field of preventing money laundering and terrorist financing on the topic: The register of beneficial owners and the operation of virtual assets through the prism of the fifth directive of the European Union on the prevention of money laundering and financing of terrorism.
The lecturers of the training were Dr. Gotse Trajkovski, a member of the Macedonian delegation in the Committee of Experts for the Prevention of Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism in the Council of Europe, Diana Rikalovska, MA, Rikalovska is a member of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists since 2011 year with CAMS certification, internationally recognized among anti-money laundering and regulatory compliance specialists and Dr. Gjorgi Slamkov, university professor and expert in the field of anti-corruption policies and the rule of law.
During the training, the basic elements of the Fifth Directive of the European Union on prevention of money laundering and financing of terrorism, and the implementation were presented of the same in the national legislation with special reference to the determination of the rightful owner and the register of rightful owners. The legal aspects of money laundering and the prevention of terrorism in national legislation were also shared.