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EU Plans €35b Loan for Ukraine, Backed by Russian Assets
By Editors | 23/09/2024
The EU was initially planning to contribute about €18bn out of the total €45bn the G7 was planning to raise for Ukraine.
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Russia Considers Raising ‘Exit Tax’ for Foreign Firms – Report
By Editors | 23/09/2024
Russian authorities are reportedly considering raising the exit tax from the current 15 percent to as high as 40 percent.
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EU Parliament Calls for Tougher Sanctions Action on Russia
By Editors | 21/09/2024
EU Parliament adopted a resolution calling for tighter sanctions on Russian fossil fuels and additional measures targeting circumvention.
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EU Mulls Expansion of Export Controls to Subsidiaries of EU Firms
By Editors | 21/09/2024
The EU is reportedly considering expanding export restrictions to subsidiaries of EU companies, and increasing focus on third country FIs.
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OFAC Targets Russia-DPRK Sanctions Evasion Network
By Editors | 20/09/2024
New sanctions have been imposed on five entities and an individual for helping to establish payment mechanisms between Russia and North Korea.
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UK Imposes Trade Sanctions Targeting Iran Defence Industry
By Editors | 20/09/2024
The new measures are part of the UK’s response to reports that Iran has delivered ballistic missiles to Russia.
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Armenia Accused of Facilitating Russian Sanctions Evasion
By Editors | 20/09/2024
NGOs from Azerbaijan claim that several EU countries including Greece and Cyprus are continuing to conduct trade with Russia through Armenia.
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US, Canada Announce New Human Rights Sanctions on Iran
By Editors | 18/09/2024
Iran’s new President Masoud Pezeshkian, who took office in July, said he will ensure that authorities do not “bother” women.
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Canada Announces New Sanctions on Hamas and Israel Settlers
By Editors | 18/09/2024
This is Canada’s fourth round of sanctions imposed over the October 2023 attacks on Israel, and the third round over extremist settler violence.
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Meta Blocks Russian State Media on Facebook, Instagram
By Editors | 18/09/2024
Meta’s decision came just days after OFAC imposed sanctions on RT’s parent companies Rossiya Segodnya and TV-Novosti.
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