All Sanctions articles – Page 2
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ArticleStudy: Spike in OFAC sanctions pose compliance challenges
Some companies might scramble to comply with more—and sometimes quickly shifting—sanctions requirements as the U.S. government chalks up record enforcement levels.
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ArticleUSTR will soon accept tariff exclusion requests
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will begin accepting tariff exclusion requests on Oct. 31 for Chinese imports subject to an additional 15 percent tariff that took effect Sept. 1.
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BlogE3 moves to circumvent U.S. sanctions on Iran
The E3 has set up a special trade channel designed to allow companies in the European Union to circumvent U.S. sanctions in an effort to continue humanitarian trade with Iran.
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Bitcoin ‘addresses’ added to sanctions screening
For the first time, the Treasury Department has added digital currency identifiers on its sanctions blacklist. It has also drafted new guidance on how those transactions should be identified and reported.
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OFAC sanctions Iraq-based money services business
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions on Afaq Dubai, an Iraq-based money services business that has been moving money for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
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U.S. judge extends term of ZTE monitor: Here’s why
A U.S. district court judge has extended for two more years the term of ZTE’s court-appointed compliance monitor after the telecommunications company violated a condition of its probation resulting from U.S. sanctions violations.
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Report: Financial firms fined $26B for AML, sanctions, KYC non-compliance since 2008
A staggering $26 billion in fines has been imposed for non-compliance with Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Know Your Customer (KYC), and sanctions regulations in the last decade, according to new research.
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Treasury targets Russian shipping companies
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced that it has targeted Russian shipping firms for violating North Korea-related United Nations Security Council Resolutions.
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EU works to protect firms that invest in Iran from sanction consequences
The European Union has taken steps to protect EU companies from any legal and financial repercussions from investing in Iran as a result of U.S. President Trump’s latest sanctions.
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Advisory warns companies about sanctions evasion tactics used by North Korea
The U.S. government has issued an advisory highlighting the sanctions evasion tactics used by North Korea that could expose companies—including manufacturers, buyers, and service providers—to compliance risks under U.S. or United Nations sanctions authorities.
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OFAC eases sanctions on Sudan; terrorism concerns persist
The Trump administration has dropped most of the U.S. sanctions targeting Sudan, also removing it from the list of nations targeted by a controversial travel ban. The White House stopped short, however, of removing the war-torn country from its terrorism watch list.
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Q&A: Talking export compliance with ManTech
We caught up with Maria Assusa, director of corporate trade compliance at ManTech, to learn more about the company’s trade compliance program, what challenges it’s facing with the current trade sanctions environment, and lessons learned along the way.
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Accuity trade compliance screening solution has new vessel monitoring capability
Accuity, a provider of financial crime compliance, payments and counterparty know-your-customer solutions, has released a new vessel monitoring capability, Firco Trade Compliance Ship Enforcement Alerts that enables companies involved in trade finance to track shipping vessels in real-time to ensure they are not in breach of international sanctions.
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ZTE agrees to $1.4B settlement with ‘stringent compliance measures’
Chinese telecom giant ZTE Corp. has agreed to “severe additional penalties and compliance measures” to replace a U.S. Commerce Department’s denial order.
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Trump tweet hints at ZTE deal with China
Posting on Twitter, President Trump suggested that he might back down from a U.S. ban affecting ZTE, a Chinese-owned technology company that was caught selling American-made parts to Iran.
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Podcast: How to improve sanctions compliance
In our latest podcast, we chat with Daniel Wager of LexisNexis Risk Solutions, about the challenges inherent in sanctions compliance. What can firms look for in terms of the red flags that a bad actor is seeking to bypass sanctions restrictions?
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Trump Implements Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act
The Trump Administration has launched a new sanctions regime targeting human rights abusers and corrupt actors around the world. It builds upon the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act passed by Congress last year.
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What is risk?
Reports indicate the world’s largest cement manufacturer, LafargeHolcim is under investigation relating to its former operations in Syria.
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ArticleCompliance practices for Iran and Russia sanctions
Looming deadlines and decision points concerning Iran and Russia may portend changes in the implementation of existing sanctions. The challenge for sanctions compliance professionals is how to manage these risks while still engaging in legitimate trade.
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Compliance considerations for doing business in Sudan
The United States might have lifted sanctions against Sudan, but companies looking to do business there need to understand the many serious compliance hurdles that still exist.
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