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UK Blacklists Five Individuals Accused of Exacerbating Suffering Through Corruption

The United Kingdom on Thursday imposed asset freezes and travel bans on five individuals accused of enriching themselves from illicit schemes that worsened human suffering in Equatorial Guinea, Zimbabwe, Venezuela and Iraq. The sanctions announced by UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab under the nation’s Global Anti-Corruption sanctions regime target Equatorial Guinea’s… Read More

MPs demand answers over closure of bank accounts

MPs are investigating banks over complaints that the accounts of innocent customers have been closed during a crackdown on money laundering. Mel Stride, chairman of the Treasury select committee, has written to Nikhil Rathi, chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority, raising concerns over reports of account closures at NatWest… Read More

Banks under more scrutiny in new US advisory on Xinjiang

The US government has signalled extra scrutiny banks over supply chains that include forced labour in the Chinese province of Xinjiang. An updated business advisory published by several US government departments on July 13 dedicates much greater attention to the role of banks and other financial institutions compared to the… Read More