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Sanctions
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Global Policy Watch
Coordinated EU and U.S. Sanctions Target the Russian Financial, Energy, and Defense Sectors
On July 29, the EU and United States took coordinated steps to expand sanctions targeting the Russian financial services, energy, and defense sectors, including restrictions on energy-related exports to Russia. …
The Right Coast
As Sanctions Pile Up, Russians Alarm Grows Over Putin s Tactics – NYTimes.com
But beneath that calm facade, there is growing alarm in Russia that the festering turmoil in Ukraine and the new round of far more punitive sanctions announced Tuesday by both…
Ship Law Log
Iran: limited sanctions relief extended to 24 November 2014
In January 2014, both the EU and U.S. brought into force measures which temporarily suspended and relaxed (for a period of six months, to end on 20 July 2014) some…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
BOA settles alleged narco kingpin violations for $16 million
Bank of America, N.A. (Bank of America) has agreed to remit $16,562,700 to settle potential civil liability for 213 apparent violations of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Sanctions Regulations (FNKSR), 31…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
BNP Paribas pleads guilty, pays $8.9 billion for Iran and Sudan sanctions busting
BNP Paribas S.A. (BNPP) plead guilty to conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and the Trading with the Enemy Act (TWEA) by processing billions of dollars…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
California China-import operation Tofasco settles Weapons of Mass Destruction potential liability
Tofasco Inc. of La Verne, California, according to its website, sources Chinese manufactured consumer goods for sale to US retailers. In an OFAC enforcement announcement of of July 17, 2014, US Treasury described…
Focus on Regulation
Extension of Iran sanctions update
By Jeanne Archibald, Anthony Capobianco, Lourdes Catrain, Alexei Dudko, Aleksandar Dukic, Ajay Kuntamukkala, Robert Kyle, Louise Lamb, Beth Peters, Stephen Propst, T. Weymouth, Catherine Robert, H.P. Goldfield, Elisabeth Liadis
On Friday, 18 July, the P5+1 countries (China, France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States), supported by the European Union, agreed with Iran to extend the…
Focus on Regulation
Update on Developments Regarding the U.S. and EU Ukraine-Related Sanctions and Export Controls
By Jeanne Archibald, Anthony Capobianco, Lourdes Catrain, Alexei Dudko, Aleksandar Dukic, Ajay Kuntamukkala, Robert Kyle, Louise Lamb, Beth Peters, Stephen Propst, T. Weymouth, Catherine Robert, H.P. Goldfield, Haley Boyette, Philipp Studt
The United States has imposed new economic sanctions and export restrictions related to the situation in the Ukraine, and the European Union has announced its intent to implement additional measures.…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
FINCEN locks Cyprus regulated bank out of U.S. financial system for “illicit finance business from the darkest corners of the criminal underworld”
On July 15, 2014 FBME Bank, a $2 billion asset size Tanzanian institution that conducts 90% of its business and holds 90% of its assets in Cyprus, has been named by FINCEN as…
Capital Thinking
Obama Outlines Current U.S. Foreign Policy Concerns; New U.S. Sanctions Announced Against Russia; Israel Sends Ground Troops Into Gaza
On Wednesday (July 16), President Barack Obama outlined current U.S. foreign policy concerns, providing updates on the: (1) election in Afghanistan; (2) P5+1 Talks with Iran and the expiring six-month Interim…