Sanctions
Track global sanctions regimes, designations, enforcement actions and compliance developments. Coverage includes targeted financial sanctions, asset freezes, sanctions screening, ownership and control rules, sanctions evasion, proliferation financing, and the use of corporate structures, trade channels and digital assets to circumvent restrictions.
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UN Security Council Amends 21 Entries on ISIL and Al-Qaida Sanctions List
The UN Security Council’s ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee has amended 21 existing entries on its sanctions list, with the updated list now covering…
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RUSI Maps North Korea’s Crypto-to-Fiat Laundering Vulnerabilities and Compliance Responses
A new research paper from the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) examines how North Korea converts stolen virtual assets into fiat currency, highlighting the point…
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OFAC Adds Two ICC Officials and Venezuela-Related Entity to SDN List
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control updated its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List on 18 August 2026, adding two individuals under…
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EU Plans Major Expansion of Russia Sanctions Listings for Autumn
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has said the EU is preparing a major expansion of sanctions listings against Russia for this autumn, signalling…
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EU Instant Payments Rules Shift Sanctions Screening Toward Daily Customer Checks
The EU’s Instant Payments Regulation is forcing payment service providers to rethink how sanctions controls are built into real-time euro payments, as the regulatory framework…
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OFSI Extends Lukoil General Licences and Adds User Notification Requirement
UK financial sanctions authority OFSI has amended two General Licences covering continued business with Lukoil International and Lukoil Bulgaria entities, adding a new notification requirement…
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Austria Disrupts Sanctions-Evasion Network Supplying Russian Arms Industry
Austrian authorities have disrupted a sanctions-evasion scheme that allegedly supplied specialised industrial equipment to companies linked to Russia’s military-industrial complex, according to Austria’s Interior Ministry.…
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Rice Lake Settles with OFAC for $60,764 Over Iran Sanctions Violations
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has reached a $60,764 settlement with Rice Lake Weighing Systems over eight apparent violations of U.S. sanctions…
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US Treasury Targets Iran’s Global Clandestine Currency Networks
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned a network of exchange houses, companies and facilitators accused of helping…
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US Treasury Sanctions Crypto Exchanges Funding Iran’s IRGC and Enabling Illicit Finance
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned two digital asset exchanges and a network of associated individuals and…
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