OFAC will retire its public-facing file transfer protocol (FTP) server (ofacftp.treas.gov) on or about June 10, 2024. In order to comply with updated Treasury security policies, OFAC will...
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19 hours ago
OFAC (US)
Today, the Office of Foreign Assests Control (OFAC) has published Guidance to Industry on Iran’s UAV-Related Activities....
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21 hours ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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1 day ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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3 days ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Iran-related General License P "Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving Navyan Abr Arvan Private...
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7 days ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Sudan General License Number 1 "Official Business of Certain International Organizations and Entities;" Sudan General...
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8 days ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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10 days ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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15 days ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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16 days ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Venezuela-related General License 8L "Authorizing Transactions Involving Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA) Necessary for the...
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17 days ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Russia-related General License 13E, “Authorizing Certain Administrative Transactions Prohibited by Directive 4 under Executive Order...
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21 days ago
OFAC (US)
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced a $3,334,286 settlement with Murad, LLC (“Murad”), and a $175,000 settlement with a natural...
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23 days ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is amending the South Sudan Sanctions Regulations and reissuing them in their entirety. This regulatory amendment is...
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23 days ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN list. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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24 days ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SSI List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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28 days ago
OFAC (US)
The Office of Foreign Assets Control has published this technical notice for users of its website and sanctions list data files. Please visit the URL below to view...
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30 days ago
OFAC (US)
Today, the President signed a new Executive Order Imposing Sanctions on Certain Persons Destabilizing Sudan and Undermining the Goal of a Democratic Transition. In addition, the Department of...
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1 month ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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1 month ago
OFAC (US)
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced a settlement with Poloniex, LLC (“Poloniex”). Poloniex agreed to remit $7,591,630 to settle its...
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1 month ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Venezuela General License 42, "Authorizing Certain Transactions Related to the Negotiation of Certain Settlement Agreements with...
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1 month ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Cyber-related General License 1C, "Authorizing Certain Transactions with the Federal Security Service." OFAC is also...
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1 month ago
OFAC (US)
The Federal Register has posted a regulatory amendment from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for public inspection today. This amendment updates the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions...
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1 month ago
OFAC (US)
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced a $508,612,492 settlement with British American Tobacco p.l.c. ("BAT"). BAT, a London, England-headquartered tobacco...
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1 month ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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1 month ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Venezuela-related General License 5k, "Authorizing Certain Transactions Related to the Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. 2020...
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1 month ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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1 month ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has published an alert, "Possible Evasion of the Russian Oil Price Cap," to warn U.S. persons about...
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1 month ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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1 month ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Russia-related General License 62, "Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving Holdingovaya Kompaniya Metalloinvest AO,...
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1 month ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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1 month ago
OFAC (US)
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") today announced a settlement with Microsoft Corporation ("Microsoft"), a multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington....
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2 months ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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2 months ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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2 months ago
OFAC (US)
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced a settlement with Uphold HQ Inc. (“Uphold”). Uphold agreed to remit $72,230.32 to settle...
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2 months ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Global Magnitsky General License 7, "Authorizing Certain Transactions Involving Tabacalera del Este S.A. or Tabacos...
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2 months ago
OFAC (US)
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced a settlement with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. ("Wells Fargo"). Wells Fargo agreed to remit...
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2 months ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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2 months ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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2 months ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is amending the Belarus Sanctions Regulations and reissuing them in their entirety. This regulatory amendment is currently...
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2 months ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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2 months ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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2 months ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN and SSI Lists. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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3 months ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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3 months ago
OFAC (US)
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign...
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3 months ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has published an Alert "Notice of Fraudulent Communications Requesting Payments involving OFAC" to make the public aware...
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3 months ago
OFAC (US)
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced a $332,500 settlement with Godfrey Phillips India Limited ("GPI"). GPI, a Mumbai, India-registered tobacco...
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3 months ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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3 months ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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3 months ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued a humanitarian assistance fact sheet, Supplemental Guidance for the Provision of Humanitarian Assistance. This 2023...
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3 months ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Russia-related General License 8F, "Authorizing Transactions Related to Energy," General License 13D, "Authorizing Certain Administrative...
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3 months ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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3 months ago
OFAC (US)
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing an OFAC Compliance Communique: Guidance on Authorized Transactions Related to Earthquake Relief Efforts in...
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3 months ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Syria General License 23 "Authorizing Transactions Related to Earthquake Relief Efforts in Syria."...
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4 months ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing one Russia-related Frequently Asked Question (1113). The following additions and removals have been made to...
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4 months ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAT), led by the Australian Sanctions Office (ASO), is undertaking a review of Australia’s Autonomous Sanctions Framework (Review),[1] ahead of the expiry on...
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4 months ago
Baker Mckenzie US
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has published a determination pursuant to section 1(a)(ii), 1(b), and 5 of Executive Order (E.O.) 14071 and...
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4 months ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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4 months ago
OFAC (US)
On 25 January 2023, Switzerland implemented the EU’s 9th sanctions package adopted on 16 December 2022, and is now again by and large in alignment with EU sanctions...
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4 months ago
Baker Mckenzie US
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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4 months ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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4 months ago
OFAC (US)
The Japanese government introduced further sanctions against Russia and Belarus on 27 January 2023. These include: Designations of additional Russian individuals and entities The Japanese government designated an...
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4 months ago
Baker Mckenzie US
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Global Magnitsky General License 5, "Authorizing Certain Transactions Related to Frigorifico Chajha S.A.E." and General...
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4 months ago
OFAC (US)
On January 5, 2023, President Biden signed the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act into law. This law seeks to deter the theft of US intellectual property by non-US...
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4 months ago
Baker Mckenzie US
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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4 months ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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4 months ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Venezuela-related General License 5J, "Authorizing Certain Transactions Related to the Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. 2020...
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4 months ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Russia-related General License 6C "Transactions Related to Agricultural Commodities, Medicine, Medical Devices, Replacement Parts and...
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4 months ago
OFAC (US)
Just before the holidays, President Biden signed two bills passed in the final days of the last Congress that contain a number of provisions with implications for sanctions,...
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4 months ago
Baker Mckenzie US
On January 4, 2023, Taiwan announced the addition of 52 new export control entries controlling nuclear energy and other commodities, materials and chemicals, tools and machineryfor Russia and...
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4 months ago
Baker Mckenzie US
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Counter Terrorism General License 21B "Authorizing Limited Safety and Environmental Transactions Involving Certain Vessels" and...
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4 months ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is amending its regulations to implement for 2023 the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990,...
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4 months ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing one new Iran-related Frequently Asked Question (FAQ 1110) and amending several Iran-related Frequently Asked Questions...
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4 months ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Venezuela-related General License 31B, "Certain Transactions Involving the IV Venezuelan National Assembly and Certain Other Persons." ...
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5 months ago
OFAC (US)
On December 30, 2022, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued “Preliminary Guidance on Implementation of the Price Cap Policy for Petroleum...
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5 months ago
Baker Mckenzie US
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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5 months ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing one Russia-related Frequently Asked Question (1109). The following additions, removals, and changes have been made...
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5 months ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is amending multiple regulations to add or revise certain general licenses (GLs) across a number of OFAC...
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5 months ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is adding regulations to implement Executive Order 14059 of December 15, 2021, "Imposing Sanctions on Foreign Persons...
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5 months ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Russia-related General License 8E,"Authorizing Transactions Related to Energy," General License 58, "Authorizing the Wind Down...
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5 months ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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5 months ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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6 months ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Global Magnitsky General License 3, "Authorizing Transactions Related to Debt or Equity of Pingtan Marine...
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6 months ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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6 months ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury has published a Determination pursuant to Executive Order 14071 related to a price cap on crude oil of Russian Federation origin...
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6 months ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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6 months ago
OFAC (US)
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced a settlement with Payward, Inc. d/b/a Kraken ("Kraken"), a Delaware-incorporated virtual currency exchange with...
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6 months ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Venezuela-related General License 8K, "Authorizing Transactions Involving Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA) Necessary for the...
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6 months ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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6 months ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Russia-related General License 13C "Authorizing Certain Administrative Transactions Prohibited by Directive 4 under Executive Order...
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6 months ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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6 months ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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6 months ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Counter Terrorism General License 21 "Authorizing Limited Safety and Environmental Transactions Involving Certain Vessels", and...
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6 months ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Russia-related General License 40C "Civil Aviation Safety". Also, the following additions, removals, and changes have...
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6 months ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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7 months ago
OFAC (US)
Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has published one new Cyber-related Frequently Asked Question (1095), and three amended Cyber-related FAQs (FAQs 1076,...
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7 months ago
OFAC (US)
7 months ago
Sanctions Insight
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing a Russia-related Frequently Asked Question (1094)....
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7 months ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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7 months ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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7 months ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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7 months ago
OFAC (US)
The United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced the issuance of a Finding of Violation to Nodus International Bank, Inc. (Nodus),...
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7 months ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Russia-related General License 28A. In addition, OFAC has updated the following lists:...
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7 months ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing a Russia-related Alert: Impact of Sanctions and Export Controls on Russia's Military-Industrial Complex. Additionally, OFAC...
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7 months ago
OFAC (US)
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced a settlement with Bittrex, Inc., a private company based in Bellevue, Washington that provides...
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7 months ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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8 months ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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8 months ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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8 months ago
OFAC (US)
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing "Sanctions Compliance Guidance for Instant Payment Systems” which emphasizes the importance of taking a...
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8 months ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing a Russia-related Frequently Asked Question (1091). In addition, OFAC has updated the following lists:...
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8 months ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is reissuing in their entirety the Central African Republic Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 553, and the...
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8 months ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has released Quarterly Reports of Licensing Activities pursuant to Section 906(b) of the Trade Sanctions Reform and...
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8 months ago
OFAC (US)
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced a settlement with CA Indosuez Switzerland S.A. ("CAIS"), an indirect subsidiary of Credit Agricole...
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8 months ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing one new Cuba Frequently Asked Question (1090). In addition, the following name has been added to...
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8 months ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Iran General License D-2 "General License with Respect to Certain Services, Software, and Hardware Incident...
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8 months ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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8 months ago
OFAC (US)
On July 1, 2022, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a recent actions notice, reminding holders of property blocked pursuant to OFAC sanctions regulations published in...
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8 months ago
OFAC (US)
Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has published a Determination Pursuant to Section 1(a)(i) of Executive Order 14024, a Determination Pursuant to...
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8 months ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Russia-related General License 51 "Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving Limited Liability Company Group...
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8 months ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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8 months ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing new Cyber-related Frequently Asked Questions (1076-1079)....
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8 months ago
OFAC (US)
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing preliminary guidance on the implementation of a maritime services policy and related price...
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9 months ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action...
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9 months ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Russia-related General License 13B. In addition, the following names have been added to OFAC's list...
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9 months ago
OFAC (US)
On September 2, 2022, G7 Finance Ministers issued a statement confirming their joint intention to implement a price cap with respect to Russian-origin crude oil and petroleum products....
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9 months ago
OFAC (US)
OFAC is amending, and reissuing in their entirety, the Cyber-Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 578. This administrative action replaces the regulations that were published in abbreviated form...
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9 months ago
OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Iran General License M-2 "Authorizing the Exportation of Certain Graduate Level Educational Services and Software"....
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9 months ago
OFAC (US)
On 29 March 2022, Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs (the Minister) designated 39 individuals, including a number of Russian individuals engaged in serious corruption and human rights...
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1 year ago
Sanctions Insight
On 10 June 2021, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee of the People’s Republic of China passed the Law of the PRC on Countering Foreign Sanctions (the...
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1 year ago
Sanctions Insight
On 16 March 2021 the UK published its Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy titled "Global Britain in a competitive age", which sets out the...
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2 years ago
Sanctions Insight