In recent weeks, the United States, European Union, and United Kingdom have taken significant steps to relax of their sanctions on Syria, paving the way for long-awaited normalization of commercial relations and...more
5/29/2025
/ Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ,
International Trade ,
Investors ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Syria ,
Trump Administration ,
UK
On May 20, 2025, the European Union ("EU") and the United Kingdom ("UK") adopted new sanctions targeting Russia, reflecting prior commitments to apply "further pressure on Russia to hinder its ability to wage its war of...more
On 24 February 2025, marking the third year of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Union (“EU”) adopted the 16th package of sanctions against Russia, correspondingly aligned sanctions targeting Belarus, and...more
3/5/2025
/ Belarus ,
Crimea ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Export Controls ,
Financial Institutions ,
International Trade ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Russia ,
Syria ,
Trade Relations ,
Ukraine
On January 17, 2024, the Council of the European Union (Council) and the European Parliament (Parliament) announced that a political agreement had been reached on (i) a new Regulation setting forth a single anti-money...more
1/23/2024
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Corruption ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
European Parliament ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Transactions ,
Money Laundering ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Terrorism Funding ,
Terrorist Financing Regulations