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    Sanctions

    US Sanctions Eight Firms for Enabling Human Rights Violations

    By Editors | 16/12/2024

    Commerce Dept said two Chinese targets enabled human rights violations and four others supplied parts and components to Myanmar’s military.

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    EU to Issues First Sanctions Targeting Russian Disinformation

    By Editors | 16/12/2024

    The sanctions are part of a new regime that focuses on disinformation operations and other Russian-sponsored destabilising activities globally.

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    Russia’s Rosneft, India’s Reliance Agree $13b Crude Oil Deal

    By Editors | 16/12/2024

    The EU has been separately calling on Indian authorities to stop the illicit flow of Common High Priority Items to Russia.

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    Sanctions

    OFAC Fines Global Logistics Firm for Sanctions Violations

    By Editors | 16/12/2024

    The violations of Cuba and Iran sanctions were committed by subsidiaries based in China, Spain, Canada, Australia and Peru.

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    Sanctions

    US Considers New Sanctions Targeting Russian Oil Exports

    By Editors | 15/12/2024

    The new sanctions would potentially target foreign buyers of Russian crude oil and more of the vessels used for shipments.

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    EU States Agree on 15th Russia Sanctions Package – Reports

    By Editors | 13/12/2024

    The sanctions target 52 vessels, over 50 individuals and around 30 entities. The package is expected to be formally adopted on Monday.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    ICMA Publishes Guidance on DLT Based Debt Securities

    By Editors | 13/12/2024

    The guide highlights considerations for the end-to-end lifecycle of DLT-based debt securities, intended to promote wider adoption of tokenised assets.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    ICE and EEX Expand Offerings in Japan’s Energy Market

    By Thisanka Siripala | 13/12/2024

    ICE has added Japanese power futures to its product suite while EEX said it will launch Japanese power monthly options in February.

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    AML / KYC

    Google and Swift Collaborate to Combat Payments Fraud

    By Thisanka Siripala | 13/12/2024

    The initiative follows a successful pilot with financial institutions across Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East.

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    Market Infrastructure

    FSB Finalises Recommendations on Cross-border Payments

    By Manesh Samtani | 13/12/2024

    The recommendations aim to promote global alignment in legal, regulatory and data frameworks relevant to cross-border payments.

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