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The US intends to employ more sanctions against fentanyl traffickers
The White House announced on Tuesday that the United States intends to broaden measures to disrupt illegal financial operations by drug...
Apr 12, 20231 min read
Uphold HQ fined $72,000 for violating OFAC sanctions
To resolve allegations made by the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) that Uphold HQ processed sanctioned...
Apr 3, 20232 min read
According to Russia, all oil exports impacted by the Western blockade have been diverted.
Despite a fall in oil and gas production this year, Russia has effectively rerouted all of its crude oil shipments that were impacted by...
Mar 29, 20232 min read
Executives fear that Russia's wild card will keep oil markets on edge
Energy markets are now balanced, according to executives and officials from some of the world's largest oil and gas corporations, but...
Mar 9, 20233 min read
Russian crude oil is being diverted to the UAE as a result of sanctions
According to ship monitoring data and trading sources, the United Arab Emirates has started taking more cargoes of Russian crude oil,...
Mar 8, 20232 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...
Mar 7, 20236 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...
Mar 3, 20232 min read
US adds 28 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...
Mar 3, 20232 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...
Feb 28, 20235 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...
Feb 28, 20234 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...
Feb 28, 20232 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,...
Feb 23, 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...
Feb 20, 20233 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...
Feb 10, 20232 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...
Feb 2, 20236 min read
UAE & 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...
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...
Jan 31, 20233 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...
Jan 4, 20234 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,...
Dec 19, 20222 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...
Dec 16, 20225 min read
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