The Office of Foreign Assets Control added one individual to and updated the entry for one entity on its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, under counterterrorism designations, OFAC said (here).
The Office of Foreign Assets Control has added seven individuals and 11 entities to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, under transnational criminal organizations and nonproliferation designations, OFAC said July 18 (here).
President Donald Trump postponed the termination date of sanctions on the property and interests of the Sudanese government, and of prohibitions on imports from and exports to the country, from July 12 to Oct. 12, the White House said (here). The Office of Foreign Assets Control is continuing a general license broadly authorizing most transactions banned by the Sudanese Sanctions Regulations, but the license doesn’t greenlight transactions prohibited with Sudanese individuals or entities in connection with the conflict in Sudan’s Darfur region, OFAC said in answers to a list of frequently asked questions (here) posted July 12. Former President Barack Obama signed an executive order on Jan. 13 to lift sanctions on Sudan by July 12 (see 1701130025). “While the Government of Sudan has made some progress in areas identified in [Obama’s] Executive Order 13761, I have decided that more time is needed for this review to establish that the Government of Sudan has demonstrated sufficient positive action across all of those areas,” Trump said in a July 11 message to Congress detailing the changes (here).
The Office of Foreign Assets Control has added two individuals and one entity to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, under North Korea and nonproliferation designations, OFAC said (here).
The Office of Foreign Assets Control removed three individuals and five entities from its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, under counterterrorism and transnational criminal organizations designations, OFAC said (here). OFAC also updated three entries under Syria designations.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control has added 19 individuals and 19 entities to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, under Russia/Ukraine designations, and 20 entities to its Sectoral Sanctions Identification List, OFAC said (here).
The Office of Foreign Assets Control added one individual and one entity to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, under counterterrorism designations, OFAC said (here). In separate actions (here), OFAC removed five individuals and 14 entities from its SDN list under Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Act designations, and updated two entries under Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Act designations. In yet another action, OFAC added one individual to its SDN list under counterterrorism designations (here).
The Office of Foreign Assets Control added one individual to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, under counterterrorism designations, OFAC said (here).
The Office of Foreign Assets Control removed the Burmese Sanctions Regulations from the Code of Federal Regulations on June 15, OFAC said (here). The Obama administration announced the plans in October, alongside the issuance of an executive order lifting Myanmar sanctions (see 1610120021).
President Donald Trump rolled out changes to U.S. economic policy toward Cuba on June 16, which will include diverting economic activities away from the “Cuban military monopoly,” while allowing U.S. individuals and entities to develop economic ties with the private small business sector in Cuba, according to a White House fact sheet. “President Trump’s policy changes will encourage American commerce with free Cuban businesses and pressure the Cuban government to allow the Cuban people to expand the private sector.” The policy directs the Commerce and Treasury departments to start within 30 days the process of issuing new regulations, a process that could take several months, the White House said.