In the context of the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S., EU, and U.K. continue to implement new measures to stifle Russia’s war efforts.
The Biden administration continued to escalate sanctions...more
3/12/2025
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On October 18, 2023, the United States announced the suspension of certain sanctions related to Venezuela through the issuance of new and revised general licenses.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S....more
On April 4, 2023 the United States imposed sanctions on two Lebanese businessmen, brothers Raymond Zina Rahme and Teddy Zina Rahme (the Rahme Brothers), and three of their owned companies, ZR Energy DMCC, ZR Group SAL...more
In January 2023, the United States imposed sanctions on key figures in the Paraguayan economy. The impact of these sanctions are significant and will directly or indirectly impact most Paraguayan financial institutions and...more
On February 24, 2023, the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United States, in coordination with its G7 partners and other allies, announced a series of additional sanctions and export controls...more
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the United States has, in response, imposed unprecedented sanctions and export controls targeting Russia: President Biden has signed numerous new Executive Orders, the U.S....more
12/5/2022
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The Biden administration has issued new sanctions on Russian individuals and entities as well as prohibitions on US financial institutions' transactions with Russia's Central Bank, National Wealth Fund, and Ministry of...more
Following the military coup in Myanmar on February 1, 2021, the U.S., UK and EU have imposed a range of sanctions targeting individuals and entities affiliated with the Burmese military....more
The Trump administration recently re-certified that Iran is in compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA, otherwise known as the “Iran Deal”), thereby extending the sanctions relief afforded to Iran...more
On February 3, 2017, the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added 25 persons to its List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (the SDN List, and every person thereon, an SDN) as a result of their...more
In its first public statement since the inauguration, the US Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced on February 2, 2017, that it had authorized limited dealings with the Federal Security...more