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New US sanctions target Russia and Russian sanctions evaders in financial, technology, defense, energy, and other sectors
On February 23, 2024, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), in conjunction with the US State Department, added over 500 entities and individuals to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List), and the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced the addition of over...
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Guest Blog: US announces latest sanctions and export controls against Russia and Belarus
Written by: Richard Newcomb, Nate Bolin, Thomas deButts, Nicholas Klein, Lawrence Levinson, David Peyman, Harout Samra, Martin Schaefermeier On the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the US and its G7 allies announced a broad expansion of the existing economic sanctions, export controls and other measures that have been imposed over the last 12...
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For Funds Participating in Commodities Markets: Understanding Pool Operator and Commodity Trading Advisor Registration
By: Claire L. Hall | Deanna R. Reitman | Jeffrey Bourdon For commodity markets, Q1 2022 was the best quarter in 30 years. Many markets saw a rally following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as the war began disrupting shipping in the Black Sea, curtailing the supply of certain products. This, in tandem with such factors...
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US escalates sanctions targeting Russian evasion networks, tech companies and cyber actors; signals more sanctions are on the way
By Richard Newcomb, Thomas M. deButts, Nate Bolin, Lawrence E. Levinson, David Peyman and Harout J. Samra The US and its allies continue to escalate blocking sanctions and other economic measures imposed on the Russian Federation and those supporting Russia in the ongoing war in Ukraine. On March 31, 2022, the Department of State, Department of the...
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US escalates sanctions targeting Russian evasion networks, tech companies and cyber actors; signals more sanctions are on the way
By Richard Newcomb, Thomas M. deButts, Nate Bolin, Lawrence E. Levinson, David Peyman & Harout J. Samra The US and its allies continue to escalate blocking sanctions and other economic measures imposed on the Russian Federation and those supporting Russia in the ongoing war in Ukraine. On March 31, 2022, the Department of State, Department of the...
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US government announces sweeping sanctions against Russia
On April 15, 2021, President Joe Biden signed a new Executive Order, “Blocking Property with Respect to Specified Harmful Foreign Activities of the Government of the Russian Federation,” which authorizes new sanctions against Russia. The newly imposed sanctions represent a significant escalation and addition to the sanctions architecture put in place by the Obama and Trump...
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Doing Business Globally series with PwC: Spotlight on Russia
Please join us for our Doing Business Globally series with PwC: Spotlight on Russia, which will take place on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. This exclusive event is geared towards companies and investors that are doing business in Russia and/or are interested in finding out more about the legal, business and tax issues to consider when...
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Russia amends its foreign exchange regulations
Russian foreign exchange regulation and currency control laws have been modified through two sets of amendments. Our colleagues, Steffen Kaufmann, Maria Shevchenko, and Alexi Kolesnikov, compare the current rules to the new rules that will go into effect in early 2018 here.