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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On 2 March  2021, the United States and European Union ("EU") imposed coordinated sanctions in response to the poisoning and imprisonment of Russian opposition politician Aleksey Navalny (and the related US determination that Russia has used chemical weapons). The US Treasury Departments Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") designated seven Russian government officials, confirming that its action complemented the EUs designation...

The Biden administration is applying additional trade pressure to Myanmar's government in the wake of February's coup and ongoing violence against pro-democracy protesters, downgrading the country's trade status and cutting off two government ministries from certain U.S. exports.

US includes Myanmar ministries, army conglomerates to trade blacklist By ANI|   Posted by Sameer  |   Published: 5th March 2021 7:04 am IST Washington: As the pro-democracy protests in Myanmar continue to intensify despite the crackdown by the junta, the United States Commerce Department has included the Myanmar Defense Ministry, Home Affairs Ministry and the conglomerate companies MEC (Myanmar Economic Corporation) and MEHL (Myanma Economic Holdings Public Company) in its trade blacklist. T...

Biden’s Commerce Chief Gina Raimondo Praises Trump’s China Tariffs as ‘Effective’ President Joe Biden’s pick for Commerce secretary, Gina Raimondo, on Thursday acknowledged that the tariffs on China imposed by former President Donald Trump have been “effective,” in comments that signal the current administration won’t soon roll back the highly contentious duties. “The data show that those tariffs have been effective,” Raimondo, who was confirmed to her Cabinet role on Tuesda...

The U.S. also added two large military conglomerates to an export controls list (Source: Wikimedia Commons) Log in to access the latest Kharon Briefs on global security threats and sanctions networks. Don’t have an account? Register now for free. Log in

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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: In its first 50 days, the Biden administration has been busy utilizing sanctions and export controls to support its foreign policy priorities of human rights, multilateralism and support for democratic regimes. The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the U.S. State Department (State) have all taken actions against a number of p...

New U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said she will make full use of a powerful regulatory tool that has been deployed to limit the flow of U.S. technology and products to China's Huawei and others.

“We need to reward work. Work should have dignity,” said Raimondo, the former governor of Rhode Island.

4Q20 DRAM revenue undergoes modest 1.1% increase Global DRAM revenue reached US$17.65 billion, a 1.1% increase YoY, in 4Q20, according to TrendForce’s latest report. For the most part, this growth took place because Chinese smartphone brands, including Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi, expanded their procurement activities for components in order to seize the market shares made available after Huawei was added to the Entity List by the U.S. Department of Commerce. These procurement activities in turn p...