By Arshad Mohammed and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Monday it put sanctions on two former Afghan officials and 44 related entities for a corruption …
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LOS ANGELES – A Paramount-based clothing wholesale company was fined $4 million, ordered to pay $6,390,781 in restitution, and placed on probation for five years for undervaluing imported garments in …
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By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) -Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA has assigned loading windows this month to two vessels bound for India under crude spot deals with Italy’s ENI and …
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By Matt Spetalnick and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said on Friday it was prepared to “pause” sanctions relief for OPEC member Venezuela in coming days unless there …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department said on Wednesday it had imposed sanctions on 21 Iranian and foreign nationals and entities for their involvement in financial networks to benefit …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s SPB Exchange, which specialises in trading foreign shares, said on Tuesday it would transfer almost a third of clients’ funds held in foreign currency to them …
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By Timour Azhari BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s Kataeb Hezbollah (KH) militia, a powerful armed faction with close ties to Iran, brushed off U.S. sanctions on the group over attacks against …
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By Daphne Psaledakis and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Friday issued sanctions targeting Iran-aligned militia groups, accusing them of being involved in attacks against the United States …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s largest carmaker Avtovaz said it had lowered its production forecast for Lada cars due to U.S. sanctions imposed in September, Interfax news agency reported on Friday. …
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Biden Admin Extends Sanctions Waiver Freeing Up $10 Billion For Iran Jake Smith on November 14, 2023 The Biden administration is extending a sanctions waiver that will allow Iran continued …
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Biden’s Chip Sanctions Are Not Effective Against China, Congressional Report Says Jason Cohen on November 14, 2023 President Joe Biden’s semiconductor sanctions are not sufficiently preventing China from gaining access …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union officials are finalising the “last details” of a proposed 12th package of sanctions on Russia that will include a diamond ban, EU foreign policy chief …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Standard Chartered lost its battle on Wednesday to exclude from a trial allegations it broke U.S. sanctions against Iran in a “more widespread and systematic” way than …
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By Marianna Parraga, Laura Sanicola and Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) – Global energy traders are emerging as early buyers of Venezuela’s stocks of crude and fuel oil following last week’s …
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By Deisy Buitrago, Vivian Sequera and Matt Spetalnick CARACAS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government is set to sign an agreement with the country’s opposition on Tuesday that could …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government are expected to announce a deal on Tuesday that would ease U.S. sanctions on Caracas’ oil industry while …
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BOGOTA (Reuters) – The United States has reached a preliminary deal with Venezuela to ease sanctions if President Nicolas Maduro follows through on a commitments related to a 2024 election, …
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(Reuters) – The United States has considered a plan to drop sanctions against Dan Gertler, an Israeli mining magnate accused of corruption, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing …
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NIAMEY (Reuters) – Niger has cut its planned spending for 2023 by 40% because of international sanctions imposed after the military took power in a July coup, further hobbling the …
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OAKLAND, CA – The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today that Farhad Nafeiy, 70, of Alamo, California, pleaded guilty to violating U.S. sanctions against Iran and to tax evasion. The plea …
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By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – Standard Chartered sought on Tuesday to persuade a London court to remove from an investor lawsuit allegations that it broke U.S. sanctions against Iran …
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By Jorgelina do Rosario LONDON (Reuters) – The share of Russia’s imports invoiced in Chinese yuan soared to 20% in 2022 from 3% a year earlier after its invasion of …
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By Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) – Chinese solar panel maker Trina Solar is planning to build its third factory in Vietnam, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters, a …
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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. pilot pleaded guilty on Tuesday to violating American sanctions by transporting former Venezuelan oil minister Tareck El Aissami, whom Washington accuses …
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By Elena Fabrichnaya MOSCOW (Reuters) – A U.S. sanctions authority delayed for months KFC’s exit from Russia this year after commenting on an “exit tax” for departing foreign firms when …