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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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    OFSI Publishes Threat Assessment for Property Services Sector

    By Manesh Samtani | 15/04/2025

    The report finds that small-scale property services firms and sole practitioners are more likely to have facilitated Russia-related breaches.

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    TSMC Facing $1bn Penalty for Alleged Export Control Evasion

    By Editors | 13/04/2025

    US authorities have reportedly been investigating TSMC over allegations that it made chips that ended up in Huawei-made processors.

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    OFAC Unveils New Sanctions Targeting Iran Oil Shipments to Asia

    By Manesh Samtani | 11/04/2025

    An Indian national, his India- and UAE-based companies, dozens of vessels, and a Chinese oil storage terminal were targeted.

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    China Adds 18 More US Entities to Export Blacklists

    By Manesh Samtani | 10/04/2025

    Chinese and European leaders have agreed to work together to safeguard free trade in response to the US tariffs, most of which have been suddenly paused.

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    Australian Sanctions Office Unveils New Approach to Oversight

    By Nathan Lynch | 10/04/2025

    The ASO’s new policy paper provides valuable guidance for firms navigating the complex international sanctions landscape, writes Nathan Lynch.

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    Singapore to Tighten AML Rules for Real Estate Sector

    By Nithya Subramanian | 09/04/2025

    A new bill proposes stronger penalties for AML compliance failures by real estate professionals and developers, among other measures.

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