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Maya Lester KC

EU removes 2 from Guinea sanctions list

14/10/2026 — The EU has delisted Captain Aboubacar Chérif Diakité, former military officer, and Colonel Jean-Claude Pivi, former minister involved in presidential security, from its Regulation...
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Michael O'Kane

EU removes 2 from Belarus sanctions list

14/10/2026 — The EU has removed 2 people from its Regulation (EC) 765/2006 Belarus sanctions list. See our Belarus regime pages for more details on this...
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Maya Lester KC

Bank of America to pay $1.21 billion in penalties for sanctions and AML breaches

14/10/2026 — The US Treasury has announced the enforcement of $1.21 billion in penalties against Bank of America for US sanctions and AML breaches – Press...
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Michael O'Kane

Japan adds industrial goods and chemicals to Russia export control list

14/10/2026 — Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has added a range of industrial goods and chemicals to the list of items on the...
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Sanctions are imposed on Russia by the EU, UK, USA, Australia, Canada, Japan, and New Zealand and others, following Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

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Maya Lester KC

US sanctions 4 people and 11 entities linked to FTO Cartel del Noreste

14/10/2026 — The US has added 4 people and 11 entities to its EO 14059 counternarcotics and EO 13224 counterterrorism sanctions lists, which it says are...
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Michael O'Kane

Switzerland updates Iran money transfer reporting and authorisation forms

13/10/2026 — Switzerland has updated the forms used to report and seek authorisation for money transfers involving Iran. The Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and...
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Maya Lester KC

UK suspends control list classification advisory service

13/10/2026 — The UK Export Control Joint Unit has announced that it is suspending its control list classification (CLC) advisory service to redirect resources to processing...
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Michael O'Kane

EU extends Niger sanctions regime until October 2027

13/10/2026 — The EU has extended the Niger sanctions regime under Regulation (EU) 2023/2406 for a year, until 24 October 2027. The regime was last extended...
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