National Agency of Ukraine for finding, tracing and management of assets derived from corruption and other crimes (abbr. - Asset Recovery and Management Agency or ARMA)

What National Agency of Ukraine for finding, tracing and management of assets derived from corruption and other crimes (abbr. - Asset Recovery and Management Agency or ARMA) does

The National Agency of Ukraine for finding, tracing and management of assets derived from corruption and other crimes (ARMA) is a central executive body with special status, headquartered in Kyiv and established under Ukraine's obligations to the EU Visa Liberalization Action Plan and aligned with EU Council Decision 2007/845/JHA. ARMA is the sole Ukrainian agency with statutory authority to find, trace, and manage assets derived from corruption and other crimes, serving law enforcement bodies (NABU, SSU, SBI, BES, National Police, prosecutor's office), the Ministry of Justice, NAZK, courts, and foreign jurisdictions through formal cooperation procedures. It operates a central apparatus and six interregional territorial departments (Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv, Vinnytsia, Odesa, Dnipro), plus the public Register of Seized Assets portal at reestr.arma.gov.ua.

Its core technology stack is built on automated access to national registries (real estate, population, vehicles, commercial, beneficial ownership, bank accounts, fiscal databases) and to international commercial intelligence tools (YouControl, RuAssets, Orbis, Sayari, Maltego, Hunchly, ArcGIS). Security and cross-border exchange rely on Europol's SIENA platform and Interpol's I-SECOM. The agency's main public-facing product is the Register of Seized Assets; managed assets are preserved through contracts with private asset managers and appraisers selected competitively. In 2026 (through August 3), ARMA processed 5,987 requests and traced assets valued at over 15.4 billion UAH in Ukraine, with additional holdings recovered internationally through cooperation with CARIN, all ARIN chapters, BAMIN, EPAC/EACN, IAACA, Interpol, and Europol partners.

ARMA has no commercial revenue model: it is funded by the Ukrainian state budget and charges only nominal cost-recovery fees for copying or printing documents provided in response to information requests. Its services are not sold but delivered through statutory procedures, joint ministerial orders, and bilateral/multilateral cooperation instruments. Operational scale is conveyed by request volume, asset values traced, and the breadth of its international network rather than by revenue figures.

Name

National Agency of Ukraine for finding, tracing and management of assets derived from corruption and other crimes (abbr. - Asset Recovery and Management Agency or ARMA)

Legal name

Національне агентство України з питань виявлення, розшуку та управління активами, одержаними від корупційних та інших злочинів

Website

https://arma.gov.ua

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Short description

ARMA is Ukraine's central government agency for finding, tracing, and managing assets derived from corruption and other crimes. It serves law enforcement, the Ministry of Justice, NAZK, and courts, and cooperates internationally through 32+ bilateral memoranda and networks including CARIN, ARIN, Europol, and Interpol.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Asset Recovery & Management Services

NAICS

Public Administration (92), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), National Security and International Affairs (928)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPADACAL

Debt Relief, Restructuring & Sovereign Advisory Programs

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/International Financial Institutions & Development Banks

SECONDARYBPAHAFAC

Governance & Board Effectiveness Advisory

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Risk, Compliance & Governance Advisory

Keywords

• Asset recovery services
• Asset tracing investigations
• Seized asset management
• Anti-corruption enforcement
• Asset forfeiture proceedings

Headquarters

HQ city

Kyiv

HQ country

Ukraine

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ARMA is a central executive body of Ukraine with special status that finds, traces, and manages assets derived from corruption and other crimes. Its core offerings include asset identification and tracing in criminal proceedings, civil confiscation of unjustified assets of officials, asset tracing for sanctioned persons and entities, and preservation/management of seized assets through competitively appointed private managers to maintain their economic value during legal proceedings.

Product overview

ARMA is a central executive body with special status responsible for forming and implementing state policy in the sphere of finding, tracing, and managing assets derived from corruption and other crimes. ARMA's primary public-facing product is the Register of Seized Assets (Реєстр арештованих активів), a searchable web portal at reestr.arma.gov.ua that provides public access to information about assets seized in criminal proceedings. Additional offerings include the Asset Portfolio portal for viewing managed assets, and the platform for managing and selling seized assets through asset managers and appraisers selected via competitive processes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Register of Seized Assets (Реєстр арештованих активів) A public-facing web-based searchable database at reestr.arma.gov.ua that provides public access to information about assets seized in criminal proceedings, including details on assets under seizure, court decisions on seizure, and criminal proceeding numbers. Available to the general public, media, and civil society.
• Asset Detection and Tracing in Criminal Proceedings Service for Ukrainian law enforcement agencies (National Police, NABU, SSU, SBI, BES, prosecutor's offices) to find and trace assets that may be seized in criminal proceedings. Includes direct database access and international cooperation for cross-border asset location.
• Management of Seized Assets Service that preserves the economic value of seized assets during criminal proceedings by transferring them to private asset managers and appraisers selected through competitive procedures (contests). Includes qualification criteria for managers and appraisers and ongoing control over asset management efficiency.
• International Asset Tracing and Mutual Legal Assistance Cross-border asset tracing and information exchange service for foreign competent authorities and international networks (CARIN, Interpol, Europol, ARIN, StAR). Average processing time of 5 days per request, meeting EU Directive 2024/1260 standards.
• Detection and Tracing of Unjustified Assets Service for NAZK and prosecutors to detect and trace unjustified assets of declarants and prepare materials for civil confiscation proceedings before the High Anti-Corruption Court.
• Asset Tracing for Sanctioned Persons Service for the Ministry of Justice to trace and identify assets of sanctioned individuals and legal entities for civil forfeiture under Ukraine's sanctions regime.
• Asset Tracing for Court-Prohibited Political Parties Service to trace property of court-prohibited political parties for transfer to state ownership following prohibition decisions.
• Public Information and Reporting Services Public-facing services including access to public information (with nominal fees for document copying), public appeals processing, public consultations, civil society engagement through the Public Council, and open data publication.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,987 requests processed in 2026 (as of August 3, 2026) with assets worth over 15.4 billion UAH identified in Ukraine alone
• +3 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UkraineInvestcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 August 2026ARMA and UkraineInvest signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to facilitate investment-related asset recovery, coordinate on asset management for economic development purposes, and streamline the involvement of investors in asset recovery processes. The signing was announced on August 3, 2026.
• Asset Recovery Interagency Network Europe (ARIN-AP, ARIN-WCA, ARINSA, ARIN-EA, ARIN-WA, ARIN-CARIB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerARMA maintains active cooperation with all regional ARIN networks covering Asia-Pacific, Western and Central Asia, Southern Africa, Eastern Africa, Western Africa, and the Caribbean. These informal networks facilitate cross-border asset tracing through direct email communication between requesting and receiving states. ARMA gained observer status in ARIN-WCA in 2019.
• Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative (StAR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStAR is a partnership between the World Bank Group and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) that supports international efforts to stop the concealment and recovery of stolen assets. ARMA actively cooperates with StAR on information exchange, joint events, and technical assistance in asset recovery and management.
• Camden Assets Recovery Interagency Network (CARIN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerARMA was authorized in CARIN in 2017 and represents Ukraine in this informal network of law enforcement practitioners and judicial experts in asset detection, tracing, freezing, seizure, and confiscation. CARIN has 61 registered member jurisdictions including 28 EU member states and 16 international organizations. ARMA regularly participates in annual general meetings.
• EU Asset Recovery Platforms and EU Directive 2024/1260 FrameworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerARMA is a partner of the EU Asset Recovery Agencies Platform, the Asset Management Subgroup, and the Virtual Assets Subgroup. This cooperation enables alignment with EU Directive 2024/1260 on asset freezing and confiscation, implementing response deadlines of 7 calendar days for standard requests and 8 hours for urgent requests with direct database access.
• EuropolcoreTechnology or IntegrationARMA cooperates with Europol under the 2017 Ukraine-EU Agreement ratified by Law No. 2129-VIII. ARMA was included in the list of competent Ukrainian authorities cooperating with Europol and gained full access to the SIENA secure communication platform on August 11, 2023 for cross-border law enforcement information exchange.
• InterpolcoreTechnology or IntegrationARMA was authorized in Interpol's Global Focal Point Network for Asset Tracing in 2017 as Ukraine's contact point and gained access to the I-SECOM protected communication system for secure information exchange on international asset tracing.
• International Association of Anti-Corruption Bodies (IAACA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerARMA became a participant of IAACA on July 24, 2025. IAACA is an independent, non-political organization founded in 2006 that promotes effective implementation of the UN Convention Against Corruption through international cooperation, best practice exchange, and professional development. ARMA participated in an IAACA training course on Digital and Accounting Expertise in Anti-Corruption Cases in 2025.
• EPAC/EACN (European Partners Against Corruption / European Anti-Corruption Network)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerARMA became a member of EPAC/EACN on November 3, 2023, during the 22nd Annual Professional Conference in Dublin, Ireland. The network combines over 100 anti-corruption and police oversight bodies from 38 European countries for professional exchange and strategic cooperation.
• EU Advisory Mission (EUAM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEUAM provides strategic consultations and practical support for civil security sector reform in Ukraine. ARMA has been a beneficiary under EUAM's Technical Assistance Project (2019-2021 and 2021-2024 phases, Project Registration Card No. 4827-08), receiving computer equipment, specialized software, and OSINT training. A new phase (2024-2027) was registered on August 4, 2023.
• British Council UkraineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOn January 16, 2026, ARMA signed a cooperation agreement with the British Council in Ukraine for participation in the British Euro-Atlantic Language Training (BELT) program, a project to improve English language proficiency among Ukrainian civil servants. Currently 37 ARMA employees are enrolled in various language training courses under the program.
• Balkan Asset Management Interagency Network (BAMIN)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerARMA gained observer status in BAMIN on December 11, 2018, and on September 21, 2023, obtained membership on the BAMIN Supervisory Board, allowing participation in network oversight, membership applications review, and representation of members' interests. BAMIN currently includes 11 jurisdictions.
• OECD Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (Istanbul Action Plan)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerARMA participates in the OECD Istanbul Action Plan monitoring for Eastern Europe and Central Asia. OECD experts have noted ARMA's stable progress in institutional and functional development in their monitoring reports. Ukraine has been a participant in the Istanbul Action Plan since 2003.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ireland's Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB): Ireland's national asset recovery agency that identifies, traces, and seizes assets derived from criminal activity. Operates under a similar inter-agency model with cross-border cooperation and is a CARIN member alongside ARMA.
• France's AGRASC: France's national agency for the management and recovery of seized and confiscated assets. Performs the same asset management, tracing, and disposal functions as ARMA, and is a CARIN member.
• Belgium's COCO (Central Office for Seizure and Confiscation): Belgium's national office managing seizure and confiscation of criminal assets. Comparable to ARMA in scope, EU regulatory alignment, and CARIN/ARIN participation.
• Netherlands' BOOM (Bureau Ontnemingswetgeving): Dutch national bureau responsible for confiscating criminal assets. Performs directly comparable asset tracing, seizure, and management functions within an EU member-state framework analogous to ARMA.

Broad incumbents

• UK's National Crime Agency (NCA): The UK's lead agency against organized crime, including financial investigation and asset recovery. Has broader mandate than ARMA but the Proceeds of Crime Unit performs directly comparable asset tracing and recovery functions.
• US DOJ Asset Forfeiture Program: US federal program that identifies, seizes, and manages assets derived from criminal activity. Operates at much larger scale but addresses the same core mandate as ARMA through federal law enforcement partnerships.

Regional players

• Poland's CBA (Centralne Biuro Antykorupcyjne): Poland's central anti-corruption bureau that performs investigative and asset-related functions. A natural regional peer given shared Central/Eastern European context and EU integration trajectory.

Others

• StAR Initiative (World Bank / UNODC): Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative between the World Bank and UNODC. ARMA actively cooperates with StAR; it is an ecosystem partner that supports asset recovery capacity-building globally rather than a direct competitor.
• National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NAZK) Ukraine: Ukraine's sister agency conducting lifestyle monitoring and referring unjustified asset cases to ARMA. Closely linked counterpart in Ukraine's anti-corruption institutional architecture.
• Interpol Global Focal Point Network: Interpol network of national asset tracing focal points; ARMA is Ukraine's authorized contact point with access to I-SECOM. Functions as enabling infrastructure rather than a competing agency.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ARMAgovUA
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@armagovua
• Facebookfacebook.com/arma.gov.ua

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

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