Sanctions

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    Enforcement

    OFAC Fines Machine Tools Manufacturer for Violating Russia Sanctions

    By Editors | 21/01/2025

    OFAC said firms should ensure they implement effective measures to prevent both direct and indirect access to their goods and services by blocked persons

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    Sanctions

    Russia, Iran Sign ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty’

    By Editors | 20/01/2025

    The agreement envisions the exchange of intelligence information and cooperation on security issues between Russia and Iran

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    Enforcement

    OFAC Fines Real Estate Company for Sanctions Evasion Scheme

    By Editors | 20/01/2025

    OFAC said FIs that deal with gatekeepers should conduct sufficient due diligence to ensure they are not acting as proxies for sanctioned parties

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Illicit Activity in Crypto is Decreasing, TRM Labs Finds

    By Thisanka Siripala | 20/01/2025

    Illicit activity in crypto decreased in 2024 as a proportion of total transactions, but ransomware, fraud, and sanctions related threats continue to persist

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    Sanctions

    OFAC Unveils Final Set of Sanctions Under Biden Presidency

    By Editors | 19/01/2025

    The latest sanctions announcements were made over the Sudan conflict, North Korean IT workers, Houthi financing and Chinese cyber attacks.

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    Sanctions

    US Bolsters Export Controls Ahead of Presidential Transition

    By Manesh Samtani | 19/01/2025

    The export controls target advanced chips, laboratory instruments, and automotive hardware and software from China. 26 firms added to Entity List.

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    Sanctions

    US Announces Final Russia Sanctions of Biden Administration

    By Editors | 18/01/2025

    The US re-designated almost 100 entities so it has the power to impose secondary sanctions on foreign persons, including foreign FIs, that do business with them

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    US, Japan, S Korea Issue Joint Warning Over DRPK Crypto Thefts

    By Thisanka Siripala | 17/01/2025

    North Korea’s cyber programme threatens the integrity and stability of the international financial system, the joint statement says

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    Sanctions

    US State Dept Publishes Strategy for Countering Wrongful Detentions

    By Editors | 16/01/2025

    Part of the strategy is the implementation of EO 14078, which authorises sanctions on individuals or entities responsible for or complicit in a wrongful detention.

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    Sanctions

    OFAC, OFSI Publish MOU on Sanctions Cooperation

    By Manesh Samtani | 14/01/2025

    The MOU aims to foster greater alignment in sanctions enforcement by facilitating secure and collaborative information sharing.

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