Maximum amount of corporate fine to rise due to national implementation of Sanctions Criminalisation Offences Directive
New legislation that enters into force roday (20th May, 2025) will implement the Sanctions Criminalisation Directive of the European Union in Finland. The purpose of the Directive is to ensure that offences against sanctions are punishable in all EU Member States and that the related national penal provisions meet a common minimum level. The Criminal […]
Hong Kong vows enforcement of UN Iran sanctions, hits out at US measures
Locally based Super Sources Industrial and owner Wang Chao among list of firms, individuals hit by US sanctions for alleged Iran missile programme support. The Hong Kong government has reaffirmed its commitment to strictly enforcing UN Security Council sanctions while hitting out at the United States’ unilateral decision to penalise a company based in the […]
NPA to sanction non-compliant oil marketing companies
The acting Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority, Mr. Godwin Kudzo Tameklo, has reaffirmed the Authority’s commitment to ensuring compliance with the rules and procedures governing operations in the country’s downstream petroleum industry. He stated that while the NPA would bring a human face to the law, sanctions would be enforced against industry players […]
UK Sanctions Azerbaijan State-Owned Tanker for Shipping Russian Oil
The sanctions on Azerbaijani companies and individuals come as the country is deepening energy ties with the European Union. A tanker sanctioned by the U.K. for shipping oil on behalf of Russia is owned by the government of Azerbaijan, corporate documents show. Targeting a state-owned tanker was a warning to Azerbaijan at a time when […]
EU finalizes 17th sanctions package against Russia
The new measures, approved on the eve of a possible face-to-face meeting between Putin and Zelensky, focus mainly on Moscow’s “ghost fleet,” effectively extending the restrictions already in place to more vessels, individuals, and entities linked to the Kremlin’s war effort. The ambassadors of the 27 member states finalized the 17th package of sanctions against […]
CBUAE imposes sanctions on five insurance brokers over anti-money laundering failures
Two fined, three warned for breaching anti-money laundering and terrorism financing rules. Dubai: The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has imposed administrative and financial sanctions on five insurance brokers operating in the country for failing to comply with anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF) regulations. The penalties were issued under Article (14) of […]
Hungary Objects to Proposed EU Sanctions on Lukoil Dubai Unit
Hungary raised objections to a European Union proposal to sanction Litasco Middle East DMCC, a Dubai-based trading unit of Russian oil giant Lukoil PJSC, according to people familiar with the matter. According to Bloomberg, EU envoys started debating this week the bloc’s plans for a new package of sanctions on Russia over its full-scale invasion […]
US sanctions Chinese refinery, oil firms over Iran oil shipments
The United States on Thursday sanctioned a China-based independent “teapot” refinery and three oil terminal operators for helping deliver hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of Iranian oil, according to the State Department. This is the US’ third action against a China-based independent teapot refinery since President Donald Trump revived his “maximum pressure” campaign against […]
U.S. Sanctions Related to Iranian Nuclear-Related Research with Potential Military Applications
The Department of State sanctioned three Iranian nationals and one Iranian entity with ties to Iran’s Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research, which is known by its Persian acronym, SPND – the direct successor organization to Iran’s pre-2004 nuclear weapons program, also referred to as the Amad Project. As in the announcement all individuals sanctioned […]
UK sanctions 100 dark fleet tankers
United Kingdom has sanctioned 100 tankers in what it has been called its biggest ever package of sanctions against Russia’s dark fleet. With these new sanctions, the UK says it has sanctioned more dark fleet vessels than any other country. Alongside those vessels targeted are several businesses, including Ro Marine and Soglasie. Ro Marine has […]