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    OFAC Sanctions Chinese Refinery, Port Operators Over Iran Oil Shipments

    By Nithya Subramanian | 09/05/2025

    New sanctions have been imposed on a Chinese refinery and three port operators, along with several companies, vessels, and captains.

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    EU Commission Proposes 17th Russia Sanctions Package

    By Manesh Samtani | 08/05/2025

    The package targets Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers as well as dozens of companies involved in sanctions evasion, including China-based entities.

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    US Sanctions Myanmar’s KNA and its Leader Over Cyber Scams

    By Nithya Subramanian | 07/05/2025

    The sanctions were imposed for the harm KNA and its leaders caused to US citizens through cyber scam operations.

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    BNM Fines Two MSB Licensees for Sanctions Screening Gaps

    By Editors | 04/05/2025

    Merchantrade Asia and JAGS Money failed to update their sanctions databases promptly. Both have since taken remedial measures.

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    OFAC Sanctions Chinese Companies for Chemical Shipments to Iran

    By Manesh Samtani | 30/04/2025

    Five China-based companies were sanctioned over shipments of ballistic missile propellant ingredients for use by Iran’s IRGC.

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    China, Russia Are Using a New Payments Netting System to Trade Freely

    By Manesh Samtani | 25/04/2025

    The netting system, set up by sanctioned banks, has become the cheapest way for settling trade between Russia with China

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    US Lawmaker Urges JPM, BofA to End Involvement in CATL’s Hong Kong IPO

    By Manesh Samtani | 21/04/2025

    Letters to the two banks say they would risk complicity in “underwriting genocide” if they sponsor the Hong Kong IPO by CATL, the world’s largest battery maker for EVs.

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    OFAC Announces Sanctions Against International Bank of Yemen

    By Editors | 21/04/2025

    OFAC said the bank enables the Houthis to make international transactions, supporting oil purchases, sanctions evasion, and the confiscation of assets from the group’s opponents

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    US Imposing New Controls on Chip Exports to China

    By Manesh Samtani | 21/04/2025

    US lawmakers accuse China’s DeepSeek are circumventing US export controls by smuggling chips through intermediary countries like Singapore

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    US Sanctions 2nd Chinese Oil Refinery Over Iran Oil Purchases

    By Manesh Samtani | 17/04/2025

    Six companies were also targeted, including one in Hong Kong and another in Malaysia, for allegedly facilitating Iranian oil shipments to China.

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