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The United States is sanctioning more than 150 businesses and individuals as it tries to crack down on evasion and deny Russia access to technology, money and financial channels that fuel Moscows war in Ukraine

The United States said Thursday that it was sanctioning more than 150 businesses and people from Russia to Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Georgia to try to crack down on evasion and deny the Kremlin access to technology, money and financial channels that fuel President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. The sanctions package is […]

The sanctions package is one of the biggest by the State and Treasury departments.

The latest sanctions package announced Thursday is one of the biggest imposed by the State and Treasury departments. It targets countries, notably Turkey, that sell Western technology to Russia that could be used to bolster its war effort.

British companies ‘afraid to trade with Ukraine’ due to threat of account closure from risk-averse banks, business chiefs warn.

Proposed changes would force banks to give 90 days’ notice to customers and explain why they are closing an account.

Proposed changes would force banks to give 90 days’ notice to customers and explain why they are closing an account.

World-Check, a database of more than four million individuals and organisations, is used by banks to identify terrorists, money launderers and sanctioned oligarchs.

The war in Ukraine should be a turning point for Switzerland to change its mindset on transparency, says financial crime expert Tom Keatinge.