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Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Five Indicted in DPRK Remote IT Worker Fraud Case
30/01/2025
The indictment targets five individuals including two US nationals who operated “laptop farms” at their residences
Trading & Investment
Korea Eases Access to Government Bonds for Foreign Investors
30/01/2025
The measures come ahead of the inclusion of South Korean government bonds in the WGBI, starting in November 2025.
PEPs & Sanctions
EU Imposes Cyber Sanctions Against Three Russian Actors
29/01/2025
The individuals listed were responsible for the theft of thousands of confidential documents from Estonia in 2020
Payments & Settlements
China UnionPay to Enable QR Payments Connectivity for Indonesia
29/01/2025
Indonesia is UnionPay’s fourth country-level cross-border QR payment project in the Southeast Asian market after Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos.
Trading & Investment
Taiwan to Enable Retail Investors to Trade in Foreign Bonds
28/01/2025
Securities firms will be able to self-trade in specific foreign bonds so they can provide investors access to lower denomination subscriptions
Structural Regulation
Taiwan FSC Enhances Cross-selling Benefits Among FIs
28/01/2025
Futures brokers and insurance brokers will be allowed to cross-sell financial products, subject to them meeting certain qualifications.
PEPs & Sanctions
UK, Canada Impose Sanctions on Belarus Over “Sham” Election
28/01/2025
The UK and Canada sanctioned those responsible for “human rights violations” and companies that support Russia’s war in Ukraine.
PEPs & Sanctions
Russia Proposes Jail for Disclosure of Sanctions Circumvention Methods
27/01/2025
The draft law reportedly points to websites that disseminate leaked customs data and information in the media about logistics schemes for delivering sanctioned goods.
PEPs & Sanctions
Russian Court Orders Raiffeisen to Pay €2b in Damages
26/01/2025
Russian lawmakers also working on legislation that will enable outright confiscation of assets belonging to any individual or company from an “unfriendly” country
PEPs & Sanctions
US to Designate International Drug Cartels as Terrorist Organisations
25/01/2025
The US State Department will decide which cartels to designate. Three of Biden’s sanctions-related executive actions were rescinded.
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