Three updates from Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT) today. First, the following entity (the notice says person, but Mr. Watchlist knows how to read) has been removed from the Libyan sanctions, in line with Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 74/2014: LIBYAN HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE BOARD (HIB) Address: Tajora, Tripoli, Libya. Other […]
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The removed entity is the Libyan Housing and Infrastructure Board. Unfortunately, there is no notice from DFAT that shows the removed listing – all they provide is a link to the newly updated sanctions list. Link: Current DFAT Autonomous Sanctions on Libya Posted with Blogsy
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On Friday, the Swiss regulator updates two sets of sanctions lists. First, they modified the following four listings under their Libyan sanctions program: SSID: 130-12789 Name: Qadhafi Aisha Muammar Muhammed Abu Minyar DOB: 1978 POB: Tripoli, Libya Good quality a.k.a.: Aisha Muhammed Abdul SalamIdentification document: a) Passport No. 428720, Libya […]
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Today, SECO updated the information for this individual (listed under Annexes 2 and 4) sanctioned under their Libya program: SSID: 130-12789 Name: Qadhafi Aisha Muammar Muhammed Abu Minyar DOB: 1978 POB: Tripoli, Libya Good quality a.k.a.: Aisha Muhammed Abdul SalamIdentification document: a) Passport No. 428720, Libya b) Passport No. 215215, […]
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On Friday, DFAT removed Afriqiyah Airways from its Consolidated List (the notice didn't include the full listing being removed) and included the attached advice, which states that subsidiaries of the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA, aka Libyan Arab Foreign Invesment Company, or LAFICO) and the Libyan Arab Investment Portfolio (LAIP) were […]
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Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 364/2013 removes the following person from HMT's Libyan sanctions program (as well as the EU's program): 1. ASHKAL, Al-Barrani Position: Deputy Director, Military Intelligence Other Information: EU listing. Not UN. Senior member of regime.Group ID: 11653 The Libyan program sanctioned individuals involved in human rights […]
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United States: Eased Sanctions Present New Opportunities and Risks is over at Mondaq.com. It summarizes in a nice, succinct way, the recent easing of sanctions against Burma, Libya and Yemen. Mondaq requires registration, but it’s free. Kudos to Matt Godson of Momentum Event Group, who sent the link my way […]
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My German is non-existent, and Google Translate did not do a good job with this one. However, it appears that one person was removed from the list (Translate said he was exempt from sanctions) and a number (unspecified) have been changed. The Watchlists page have been updated. Links: FINMA news […]
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An update from Her Majesty’s Treasury to two sanctions programs today. The following were added to the Democratic Republic of the Congo sanctions program: Individuals 1. BADEGE, Eric DOB: –/–/1971 Group ID: 12838 2. RUNIGA, Jean-Marie, Lugerero DOB: –/–/1960 Other Information: DOB is approximate Group ID: 12839 Entities 1. FORCES […]
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