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Ukraine crisis renews importance of KYC

As in previous crises, asset freezes are a tempting option for the West – banks should beware

Alexander Campbell

As Operational Risk & Regulation went to press, the crisis in Ukraine was still in full swing. Although only warning shots had been fired by the Russian troops in Crimea, tensions were still very high, with European and US envoys crisscrossing the continent amid a storm of misinformation and threat.

And once again western governments were reaching for one of their most commonly used tools of

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