Today, OFAC issued its first General License for the Sudanese sanctions program. It permits 3 exceptions to the sanctions regime: Academic exchanges with US educational institutions Administration of professional certificate and college entrance exams, as well as not-for-profit professional training of Sudanese Non-commercial research in Sudan Note: I am […]
Under a sanctions program that Mr. Watchlist is totally unfamiliar with (the Magnitsky sanctions), the following people were added to the SDN List today: BOGATIROV, Letscha (a.k.a. BOGATYREV, Lecha; a.k.a. BOGATYRYOV, Lecha); DOB 14 Mar 1975; POB Atschkoi, Chechen Republic, Russia (individual) [MAGNIT]. DROGANOV, Aleksey O.; DOB 11 Oct 1975; […]
OFAC today made a number of changes to the Iranian, WMD and Terrorism sanctions. First, the following person and entities were added under the Iran (IFSR) and WMD (NPWMD) programs: ZANJANI, Babak Morteza; DOB 12 Mar 1974; alt. DOB 12 Mar 1971; citizen Iran; Passport L18597666 (Iran); alt. Passport L95279398 […]
Executive Order 13413, signed by President George W. Bush on October 27, 2006, implements sanctions against “persons contributing to the conflict” in the DRC. This is not a broad-based sanctions, but is limited to individuals who are/have: Political or military leader of a foreign armed group operating in the DRC […]
Today, OFAC added these three individuals: HANDAL LARACH, Jose Miguel, San Pedro Sula, Cortes, Honduras; DOB 18 Jan 1941; citizen Honduras; National ID No. 0401-1941-00086 (Honduras) (individual) [SDNTK] (Linked To: AUTO PARTES HANDAL S. DE R.L. DE C.V.; Linked To: SUPERTIENDAS HANDAL S. DE R.L.; Linked To: RANCHO LA HERRADURA). […]
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 […]
Gustavo Vianna-Biehler from Banco de la Nacion Argentina saw my piece in ACAMS Connection that I posted yesterday on the Publications page, and asks: A substantial portion of Iran’s foreign trade (oil) is with China. Does China participate in the Iran sanctions agreements?. What about India?. Could it be the […]
“A brand new world for economic sanctions” (not my original title – it was “The only thing we have to fear is … OFAC?”) was published in the April 3rd edition. Normally, it’s available only to members, but publisher is letting me republish it here – it’ll be on the […]
Three updates from Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) on Friday: First, the UN removed four individuals from the UN Al-Qaida list: 1. BIN MARZUKI, Zulkepli. DOB: 03/07/1968. POB: Selangor, Malaysia Nationality: Malaysian Passport Details: A 5983063 National Identification no: 680703-10-5821 Address: Taman Puchong Perdana, State of Selangor, Malaysia. Other Information: UN […]
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