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European Council introduces 16th sanction package against Russia

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In an effort to prevent named parties from circumventing sanctions, the package will impose new restrictions on trade, energy, transport, infrastructure, disinformation, and financial sectors in countries accused of aiding and abetting Russia’s invasion, as well as on third-country actors.

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Uganda court charges senior finance officials with corruption over central bank hacking

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A Ugandan court on Wednesday charged nine senior officials from the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development over their alleged involvement in corruption, electronic fraud, and money laundering in connection with a hacking incident that led to a financial loss of at least $21 million from the countrys central bank.

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European Parliament passes trade and cooperation agreement with UK

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The European Parliament passed the first post-Brexit trade deal with the UK Wednesday—the Trade and Cooperation Agreement. This deal was provisionally enacted in January in order to minimize trade disruptions between the EU Union and the UK. However, important markets like financial and legal services are not addressed in this deal.

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UK: Treasury And CLC Report On The State Of The UK Financial Services Sector - Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

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On July 21, the UK Treasury and the City of London Corporation published a report on their first annual review of the UK financial services sector.

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Australia imposes further sanctions on Myanmar military regime

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The sanctions are targeted financial sanctions designed to interfere with the flow of income to the ruling military junta and limit their access to resources. This includes restricting their supply of arms or related material and restricting their access to related services and assets.

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Singapore sanctions Russia over Ukraine invasion

JURIST

The financial measures imposed prohibit financial institutions in Singapore including banks, finance companies, insurers, capital markets intermediaries, securities exchanges and payment service providers from transacting with Russian banking and non-banking entities.

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US, UK, and Canada impose more sanctions against Belarusians over human rights violations and support for Russia

JURIST

The US, UK, and Canada announced more sanctions against Belarusian individuals and entities Friday, all pointing to human rights abuses in Belarus and its support for Russia in the war against Ukraine. Second, the UK Treasury announced asset freezes against four individuals and three entities.