Getting out ahead of the news: UN amends one Yemen sanctions listing
PRESS RELEASE SC/14486 5 APRIL 2021 SECURITY COUNCIL Security Council 2140 Sanctions Committee Amends One Entry on Its Sanctions List On 5 April 2021, the Security Council Committee established...
View ArticleAnd just like that… SECO updates that Yemen listing…
Swiss authorities have now updated the following individual Yemen sanctions listed updated by the United Nations: SSID: 85-44632 Foreign identifier: YEi.006 Name: Sultan Saleh Aida Aida Zabin DOB: 5...
View ArticleSECO amends 1 counter terror listing
Swiss officials have updated the following record under their bin Laden/Al-Qaida/Taliban counter terrorism sanctions program: SSID: 10-14923 Foreign identifier: QI.B.217.06. Name: Abu Bakar Ba’asyir...
View ArticleHKMA Alert: Fraudulent Bank of China website
22 Mar 2021 Fraudulent website related to Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by Bank of China...
View ArticleOFAC adds new group (Abid Ali Khan Transnational Criminal Organization) to...
Today, OFAC added the following people: GUL, Redi Hussein Khal (a.k.a. “GUL, Redi”; a.k.a. “GULL, Rida”), Nowshera, Pakistan; DOB 25 Dec 1981; POB Afghanistan; nationality Afghanistan; citizen...
View ArticleOFSI’s turn to amend Abu Baker Ba’aysir counter terror listing
As Swiss authorities did earlier today, UK regulators have amended the following ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida sanctions listing: 1. BA’ASYIR, Abu Bakar DOB: 17/08/1938. POB: Jombang, East Java,...
View ArticleAnd now, something to listen to during your non-commute to your desk…
Hello, fellow pandemic shut-ins… New episode of Mr. Watchlist’s DesigNation, entitled The Other Shoe Drops. It’s about the Nordgas settlement with OFAC from March 26, and what it informs us better...
View ArticleApril 7, 2021: Treasury Press Release on OFAC TCO designations
PRESS RELEASES Treasury Sanctions Pakistan-based Transnational Human Smuggling Organization Involved in Smuggling Migrants to the United States April 7, 2021 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of...
View ArticleHKMA Alert: Fraudulent OCBC Wing Hang Bank website
22 Mar 2021 Fraudulent website related to OCBC Wing Hang Bank Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by OCBC Wing Hang Bank...
View ArticleOFAC adds Myanma Gems Enterprise to Myanmar sanctions
OFAC added the following entity: MYANMA GEMS ENTERPRISE (f.k.a. MYANMAR GEMS CORPORATION; a.k.a. MYANMAR GEMS ENTERPRISE), No. 70-072 Yarza Thingaha Road, Thapyaygone Ward, Zabuthiri Township,...
View ArticleHKMA Alert: Fraudulent Hang Seng Bank website
22 Mar 2021 Fraudulent website related to Hang Seng Bank, Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by Hang Seng Bank, Limited on...
View ArticleAussies play catch-up on terror, CAR, Yemen – plus make changes to autonomous...
Notice of Changes to the Consolidated List Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons—Ukraine) Amendment (No. 1) Instrument 2021 Following registration of the...
View ArticleI do not think it means what you think it means… (thank you, Princess Bride)
Amendment of the definition of the term “Applicable Schedule Amount” within the Economic Sanctions Enforcement Guidelines Release date 04/09/2021 Body The Department of the Treasury’s Office of...
View ArticleHKMA Alert: Suspicious Livi Bank mobile app
23 Mar 2021 Suspicious mobile application (App) related to Livi Bank Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by Livi Bank...
View ArticleOFAC clarifies stuff about TSRA, and Sudan and Darfur sanctions
OFAC updated 4 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) today about the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act, or TSRA: 97. What format options are permitted for submitting license applications...
View ArticleHKMA Alert: Fraudulent ICBC website
24 Mar 2021 Fraudulent website related to Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued...
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Australia to offer overview of its sanctions on April 29th
The Australian Sanctions Office (ASO) is pleased to invite you to the Sanctions Virtual Information Session on 29 April, 2021. As an overview, this session will aim to cover: an introduction to the...
View ArticleOFAC: 1 drug trafficker enters, 2 Cuba listings leave
Today, OFAC added the following person: FLORES SILVA, Audias (a.k.a. “El Jardinero”), Mexico; DOB 19 Nov 1980; POB Michoacan de Ocampo, Mexico; nationality Mexico; Gender Male; C.U.R.P....
View ArticleCanada issues Myanmar-related business guidance
Canada issues advisory on doing business with Myanmar-related entities April 13, 2021 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Government of Canada today issued an advisory for Canadian companies...
View ArticleHKMA Alert: Bank of China – unauthorized (?) website and phishing email
24 Mar 2021 Unauthorised website and phishing email related to Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued...
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