OFAC amends Venezuelan General License authorizing transactions with PdVSA
On 26 July 2019 the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published an amended General License relating to...
OFAC amends sanction regulations and issues an advisory for the civilian aviation industry about Ira
On 22 July 2019 the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) amended the Global Terrorism Sanctions...
OFAC issues new sanctions against Iran and new Venezuela-related general licenses
On 7 June 2019 the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated the Persian Gulf Petrochemical...
U.S. coordinates further action against Cuba
On 5 June 2019 the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of...
New Executive Order on US sanctions against Iran issued
The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, has signed a new Executive Order entitled “Imposing Sanctions with Respect...
OFAC issues framework on sanctions compliance
On 2 May, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a publication entitled “A Framework for...
OFAC issues regulations against foreign interference in U.S. Elections
On 29 April 2019 the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued regulations implementing Executive...
OFAC adds Venezuelan and Nicaraguan entities to the SDN list, amends and issues General Licenses
On 17 April 2019 the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that it has added two new...
United States Department of State lists Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a Foreign Terror
The United States Department of State has listed the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO)...
Standard Charter Bank reaches settlement agreement for apparent U.S. sanctions violations
On 9 April 2019 the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a $639 million agreement with...