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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On March 25, 2021, the United States imposed sanctions on Myanma Economic Holdings Public Company Limited ("MEHL") and Myanmar Economic Corporation Limited ("MEC"), Burmas two largest military conglomerates. 1 On the same day, the United Kingdom announced sanctions on MEHL. On April 8, the United States imposed sanctions on Myanma Gems Enterprise ("MGE"), a Burmese state-owned entity responsible for all gemstone activities in Burma, 2...

Myanmar Junta Reaps Millions in Gem Sales as Economy Crumbles A buyer examines a piece of jade at a gems market in Mandalay, Myanmar, in March 2019. Photo: IC Photo (Nikkei Asia) — Fresh economic data from private research groups suggest that Myanmar’s economy is deteriorating more sharply than feared after the Feb. 1 coup, with heightened risks of soaring inflation, collapsing trade and increased poverty. At the same time, recent days have seen a remarkable display of the military’s gras...

RAPAPORT... The US government has placed sanctions on an important state-owned gemstone company in Myanmar, its latest attempt to deprive the military of funding.American businesses may no longer transact with Myanma Gems Enterprise (MGE), an entity “responsible for all gemstone activities”...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn US sanctions on Myanmar gems target key junta funding source U.S. sanctions on Myanma Gems Enterprise target an army-controlled business rife with corruption and abuses that is one of the junta’s key sources of revenue By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer April 9, 2021, 10:50 AM • 4 min read Myanmar anti-coup protesters paint slogans on eggs Anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar painted eggs with prote...

2021/04/09 17:42 FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2018, file photo, a merchant examines a jade stone displayed at the Gems Emporium in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. In its latest targete... FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2018, file photo, a merchant examines a jade stone displayed at the Gems Emporium in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. In its latest targeted sanctions against Myanmars military, the U.S. has focused on an army controlled gems business rife with corruption and abuses that is part of one o...

Apr 9, 2021 In this 2018, file photo, a merchant examines a jade stone displayed at the Gems Emporium in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. In its latest targeted sanctions against Myanmars military, the U.S. has focused on an army controlled gems business rife with corruption and abuses that is part of one of the juntas most important sources of revenue. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo, File) BANGKOK (AP) — The latest U.S. sanctions on Myanmar target an army-controlled gems business rife with corruption and abuses...

Share The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has placed Myanma Gems Enterprise on its Specially Designated National list—which means the vast majority of Burmese rubies, jade, and other gems cannot be purchased by U.S. companies. Myanma Gems Enterprise—also known as Myanmar Gems Corp. and Myanmar Gems Enterprise—is a subdivision of the government’s ministry of mines and is “responsible for all gemstone activities in Burma,” according to a sta...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The Biden Administration has been quick to respond to the unfolding situation in Myanmar (also known Burma): a day after the military, known as the Tatmadaw, seized control of the countrys government, the State Department declared the actions a coup détat, resulting in a cutoff of many categories of foreign assistance. Other sanctions followed soon after. As a result, both new economic sanct...

Members of the jewelry industry are confident that US sanctions on Burmese gems will punish leaders of the Asian country’s military coup without damaging the trade.The Myanmar army seized control of the country on February 1. On February 11, US President Joe Biden’s administration banned US...

Thursday, March 11, 2021 On February 1, 2021, the Myanmar military overthrew the country’s democratically elected government and installed an army general as head of state, with a cadre of military officials and their allies running the government. On February 10, 2021, in response to the Myanmar military coup, President Biden issued Executive Order 14014 entitled, “Blocking Property With Respect to the Situation in Burma” (E.O. 14014 or the E.O.). [1] That E.O. targets membe...