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Flexi Group
Mar 7, 20236 min read
"Five Eyes" Embassy personnel are prohibited from using Revolut due to suspected ties with Russia
It has been reported that key embassy personnel within the 'Five Eyes' western intelligence alliance are forbidden from using Revolut due...
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Flexi Group
Mar 3, 20232 min read
Europe's Public Prosecutor targets sanctions evasion networks
The European Public Prosecutors Office (EPPO) is preparing to go after gangs that are evading sanctions in order to supply Russia's war...
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Flexi Group
Mar 3, 20232 min read
US adds 28Â Chinese organizations to its trade blacklist
Washington has placed 28 Chinese organizations on a trade blacklist for allegedly violating US sanctions by exporting technology for...
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Flexi Group
Feb 28, 20235 min read
Russia suspended from FATF, South Africa and Nigeria on "grey list"
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has added South Africa and Nigeria to its list of countries to watch. Russia was also thrown out...
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Flexi Group
Feb 28, 20234 min read
What Nigeria and South Africa must do now to remove themselves from the FATF's watchlist
Nigeria and South Africa have been added to the Financial Action Task Force's so-called "grey list." Although chastised for focusing on...
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Flexi Group
Feb 28, 20232 min read
South Africa and Nigeria have been added to the FATF's AML/CFT watchlist
FATF placed Nigeria and South Africa on its so-called "grey list" of nations requiring increased monitoring due to weaknesses in their...
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Flexi Group
Feb 23, 20233 min read
EU countries need an agency similar to OFAC to combat "massive" Russian sanctions evasion
Twelve Member States have urged that the EU have its own OFAC-like body to enforce EU sanctions. The governments, led by the Netherlands,...
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Flexi Group
Feb 20, 20233 min read
How efficient are the sanctions imposed on Russia?
When Russia originally invaded Ukraine about a year ago, numerous countries decried the assault and levied sanctions in an attempt to...
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Flexi Group
Feb 10, 20232 min read
US and UK impose sanctions on the Russian Trickbot malware hacking group
Officials revealed on Friday that the United States and Britain had sanctioned seven key members of the notorious Russian hacker group...
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Flexi Group
Feb 2, 20236 min read
Russian oligarchs on the sanctions list failed to report their UK properties
Following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine last year, Britain announced new regulations demanding the disclosure of property ownership in an...
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Flexi Group
Jan 31, 20233 min read
UAE &Â Turkey warned about sanctions evasion by top US Treasury official
As Washington cracks down on Russian attempts to evade sanctions imposed over its war in Ukraine, the top sanctions official from the US...
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Flexi Group
Jan 31, 20233 min read
Washington suspends export permits for US businesses to Huawei
As it gets closer to outlawing the sale of American technology to the Chinese telecom equipment giant, the Biden administration has...
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Flexi Group
Jan 4, 20234 min read
UK faces accusations that its Russia assets regime is weaker than that of the EU or the US
Experts cautioned that the UK's unique approach on share ownership by individuals and businesses subject to sanctions has created a...
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Flexi Group
Dec 19, 20222 min read
Another 141 Russians are barred from entering the EU for aiding Russia's illegal war in Ukraine
Since the commencement of the Ukrainian conflict, 1386 Russian citizens have been barred from entering the European Union's territory,...
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Flexi Group
Dec 16, 20225 min read
Transfer of fuel from South to North Korea reveals sanctions evasion.
A rare observation that sheds light on the dark world of the east Asian oil trade was the transfer of petroleum from a Russian tanker...
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Flexi Group
Dec 1, 20222 min read
EU plans to use billions of sanctioned Russian funds to pay for Ukraine's reconstruction
The European Commission has proposed using billions in Russian assets that have been sanctioned to fund reconstruction in Ukraine. The...
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Flexi Group
Nov 29, 20222 min read
Iran sanctions screening oversights result in Kraken paying $362,000
According to the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Treasury Department, Kraken, a virtual currency exchange,  will pay a fine of...
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Flexi Group
Nov 23, 20222 min read
Hungary only freezes €3,000 worth of Russian assets- Belgium, Luxembourg, and Italy lead the way
When it comes to freezing Russian assets, some EU countries are moving faster than others. According to recent data, Belgium leads the...
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Flexi Group
Nov 22, 20221 min read
EU seeks 'exit tax' on sanctioned Russians' assets to squeeze Kremlin
European officials are considering imposing a "exit tax" on the assets and capital gains of sanctioned individuals leaving Russia....
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Flexi Group
Nov 12, 20222 min read
Russia sanctions present "reputational and operational risks" for institutions, according to FINMA
In its Risk Monitor 2022, the Swiss Financial Markets Authority (FINMA) cautions that the risks presented by money laundering have...
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