Sanctions

Sanctions

OFAC Deploys New Sanctions List Service

By Editors | 08/05/2024

The new service is intended to provide users with easy access to the most up-to-date sanctions lists and sanctions list data.

Sanctions

Russia Investing Accumulated Rupees in India – Reports

By Editors | 08/05/2024

Russia is no longer looking to repatriate its rupees as it can now invest in Indian stocks and government securities.

Sanctions

US Revokes Licences Allowing Chip Exports to Huawei

By Editors | 08/05/2024

Some companies have been notified that their licences to ship goods to Huawei are effectively revoked.

Sanctions

EU Commission Proposes 14th Russia Sanctions Package

By Editors | 07/05/2024

The package targets transshipments of Russian LNG, “shadow fleet” vessels, the SPFS interbank messaging service, and non-EU companies that help Russia.

Sanctions

US Officials in Malaysia, Singapore This Week to Discuss Sanctions

By Editors | 06/05/2024

Treasury’s Brian Nelson and Neil MacBride will meet with the Malaysian and Singapore financial sectors to discuss compliance and enforcement efforts.

Sanctions

Russia Expected to Retaliate Against Asset Confiscation

By Manesh Samtani | 06/05/2024

Confiscation of Russia’s frozen foreign reserves could result in foreign-owned private assets being seized.

Sanctions

UK Treasury Publishes Additional Guidance on Sanctions

By Editors | 05/05/2024

The FAQs cover specific sanctions regimes and countries, licensing, and the Russia oil services ban, among other areas.

Sanctions

UK Issues Further Sanctions Over Settler Violence in West Bank

By Editors | 05/05/2024

The UK sanctioned two groups and four individuals for violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.

AML / KYC

Tether to Start Monitoring Secondary Market for USDT

By Editors | 04/05/2024

Through a partnership with Chainalysis, Tether will provide sanctions monitoring, an illicit transfers detection tool, and analysis on major USDT holders.