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    US Treasury Workstations, Documents Accessed by Hackers – Reports

    By Editors | 01/01/2025

    Treasury told lawmakers the incident has been attributed to a “China state-sponsored Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actor”

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    US Sanctions Billionaire Founder of Georgia’s Ruling Party

    By Editors | 31/12/2024

    The US said Bidzina Ivanishvili and the Georgian Dream party have “eroded democratic institutions” and “enabled human rights abuses”

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    Russia Already Using Bitcoin in Foreign Trade Transactions – Reports

    By Editors | 30/12/2024

    Russian Finance Minister said bitcoin  is already being used in foreign trade transactions as part of a new “experimental regime”.

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    US Commerce Dept Fines Materials Supplier for Exports to Russia

    By Editors | 29/12/2024

    Indium shipped solder materials used in electronics manufacturing to Russia on 11 occasions between April 2022 and March 2023

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    EU Preparing Sanctions Over Attack on Undersea Power Cable

    By Editors | 29/12/2024

    Separately, Russia has declared a federal state of emergency in response to the ongoing oil spill in the Black Sea.

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    AML / KYC

    OCC Issues Order Requiring BofA to Fix AML Deficiencies

    By Editors | 28/12/2024

    The order requires BofA to obtain OCC approval to launch new products or services that present high money laundering or sanctions risk.

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    US Extends Sanctions on HK Officials for Five More Years

    By Editors | 27/12/2024

    The Hong Kong government said the sanctions will ultimately harm the interests of the US and its companies.

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    US Launches Probe Into Legacy Chips Made in China

    By Editors | 26/12/2024

    The probe will examine the impact of Chinese-made legacy chips used in everyday household goods and the defence industry.

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    EU Already Preparing Next Package of Russia Sanctions

    By Editors | 24/12/2024

    The EU intends to adopt the 16th package in February to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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    Calls Grow for Sanctions Against Syria to be Lifted

    By Editors | 24/12/2024

    The UN special envoy to Syria, as well as Turkiye and Qatar, have called for international sanctions on Syria to be quickly lifted.

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