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    Sanctions

    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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    Big Picture

    FBI Identifies Hong Kong as Top Destination for Fraudulent Wire Transfers

    By Manesh Samtani | 27/04/2025

    Other top international destinations for fraudulent wire transactions in 2024 included Vietnam, Philippines, India and China.

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    Fintech / Regtech

    US Criticises Indonesia Over QR Code Payment System

    By Mark Johnston | 27/04/2025

    USTR says US companies were not adequately informed about or invited to share views on QRIS policy-making.

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    Fintech / Regtech

    Sri Lanka to Adopt XBRL for Reporting by Listed Companies

    By Editors | 26/04/2025

    The Colombo Stock Exchange said it will adopt a phased approach for implementation, starting with interim financial statements in early 2026.

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    AML / KYC

    US to Investigate Pre-2019 Market Manipulation in Sri Lanka

    By Thisanka Siripala | 24/04/2025

    US authorities will reportedly pursue prominent Sri Lankan businessmen for an alleged pump-and-dump scheme that defrauded US investors.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Thailand SEC Revises Advertising Rules for Crypto, Digital Tokens

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 22/04/2025

    The revised advertising rules improve the size and format of warning text, which should cover both cryptocurrency and digital token products.

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    Sanctions

    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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    Sanctions

    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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    Securities / Derivatives

    TPEx and ICE Have Launched Three Co-branded Indices

    By Editors | 21/04/2025

    Investment trust companies are allowed to issue ETF products based on these indices, including passive multi-asset ETFs, which are new to Taiwan’s market.

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    Sanctions

    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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