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This article was last updated on October 7, 2026 with an Editor’s Note, but originally published on October 24, 2023. Editor’s Note: On August 24, 2026, the Trump Administration launched…
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With everything going on in the world these days, one could excuse the media’s apparent disinterest in an otherwise significant change in U.S. economic sanctions policy towards Venezuela, which occurred…
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Notwithstanding the robust economic sanctions imposed on Russia and Belarus since February 2022 by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), and export controls by…
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In many instances where I’ve been called upon to evaluate a business’s trade compliance program, I notice that company policy is to prohibit any and all dealings with Sudan. It…
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Many businesses are of the impression that as long as their internal trade compliance controls include screening against the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (“OFAC”)…
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As of March 27, 2023, the Russian Federation requires all western businesses seeking to divest from the country to make a direct donation to the Russian state. This leaves western…
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) is specifically targeting businesses and individuals involved in the provision of jet fuel to Burma’s (a.k.a. Myanmar) military…
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When creating or enhancing a U.S. economic sanctions compliance program, businesses will typically refer to certain published guidance from the U.S. Government that may include the U.S. Department of the…
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