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Sanctions Guide – May 2025

Alaco is looking forward to attending C5’s Global Economic Sanctions conference in Berlin next week.  Please do get in touch with Oscar Gravell or Madeleine Glass if you will be there too and would like…
Dom Dixey
May 30, 2025

Sanctions Guide – September 2024

September 2024 saw an increase in US sanctions targeting Lebanon and Iran, with an early focus on the shipping networks of designated terrorist groups Hezbollah and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard…

Sanctions Guide – August 2024

August 2024 saw a significant increase in US designations, with a continued focus on Russia and the Middle East.  OFAC also added five entities to its Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention…

Sanctions Guide – July 2024

July 2024 saw little in the way of Russia-related sanctions developments, but a renewed focus by the US and EU on human rights violations.  OFAC and the European bloc imposed…

Sanctions Guide – June 2024

June saw a renewed focus on Russia, with the EU adopting its 14th package of sanctions targeting the country.  The UK also announced a swath of new designations, while the…

Sanctions Guide – May 2024

In May 2024, the EU introduced a new Russia sanctions programme targeting those responsible for human rights violations in the country.  The EU also carried out several designations related to…

Sanctions Guide – April 2024

April 2024 saw a wave of designations by the US and UK following the 13th April Iranian drone and missile strikes on Israel.  Iran was also targeted via new sanctions…

Sanctions Guide – March 2024

Russia sanctions this month began with a focus on the country’s diamond sector as the G7 announced the joint expansion of restrictions on the import of Russian diamonds.  The EU…

Sanctions Guide – February 2024

February saw Western governments react to the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as well as the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, with a new raft of sanctions. …

Sanctions Guide – January 2024

Summary December saw Russia-related measures return to the top of the sanctions agenda with the EU announcing the details of its 12th package, which continued to focus on Russia’s military-industrial…