On 6 February 2023, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit southern Turkiye and northern Syria. The earthquake and subsequent aftershocks devasted a region already destabilized by one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises. This...more
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, so too does Russia’s isolation from the West. Member nations of the Group of Seven (G7)—the United States (U.S.), Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom...more
1/27/2023
/ Australia ,
Compliance ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Financial Institutions ,
G7 ,
Global Market ,
Greece ,
Imports ,
Insurance Industry ,
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil Prices ,
Petroleum ,
Russia ,
Shipping ,
Technology Sector ,
UK ,
Ukraine
Current Situation in Iran -
A historic and powerful popular movement—led by women in response to the murder of Mahsa Amini while in the custody of the Iranian Morality Police in mid-September—is currently unfolding in...more
12/2/2022
/ Asset Freeze ,
Asset Recovery ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Global Magnitsky Act ,
Human Rights ,
Iran ,
Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 (INARA) ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Protests ,
Travel Ban ,
Virtual Private Networks ,
Women's Rights
The United States Department of the Treasury has continued to signal that it will focus policy, regulatory, and enforcement attention on the financial crime and sanctions risk in the crypto and digital asset ecosystem...more
10/26/2022
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Anti-Terrorism Financing ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement ,
Financial Crimes ,
FinCEN ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
U.S. Treasury
The recent woman-led and -inspired demonstrations in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of the country's Morality Police have garnered widespread support both in Iran and around the globe. These protests...more
10/25/2022
/ Continuing Legal Education ,
Human Rights ,
Iran ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Police ,
Police Brutality ,
Police Misconduct ,
Protests ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Webinars ,
Women's Rights
K2 Integrity delivers information and analysis on recent developments related to sanctions against Russia and key implications for the public, private, and non-profit sectors as the United States (U.S.), the European Union...more
10/13/2022
/ Asset Freeze ,
Belarus Sanctions ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Human Rights ,
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil Prices ,
Russia ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
UK ,
Ukraine
K2 Integrity delivers information and analysis on recent developments related to sanctions against Russia and key implications for the public, private, and non-profit sectors as the United States (U.S.), the European Union...more
9/16/2022
/ Blocked Person ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Corruption ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
FinCEN ,
G7 ,
Human Rights ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Orders of Prohibition ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
Semiconductors ,
Trade Restrictions ,
UK ,
Ukraine
The Week in Review delivers information and analysis on recent developments related to sanctions against Russia and key implications for the public, private, and non-profit sectors as the United States (U.S.), the European...more
The Week in Review delivers information and analysis on recent developments related to sanctions against Russia and key implications for the public, private, and non-profit sectors as the United States (U.S.), the European...more
7/21/2022
/ Belarus ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Due Diligence ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Human Rights ,
Lithuania ,
National Economic Crime Center (NECC) ,
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
UK ,
Ukraine ,
Uzbekistan
The Week in Review delivers information and analysis on recent developments related to sanctions against Russia and key implications for the public, private, and non-profit sectors as the United States (U.S.), the European...more
6/30/2022
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Asset Freeze ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Canada ,
Corruption ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Export Controls ,
FinCEN ,
Human Rights ,
Japan ,
Nonprofits ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Privately Held Corporations ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Russia ,
Sovereign Debt ,
UK ,
Ukraine ,
US Department of State
The Week in Review delivers the impact and analysis for the public, private, and non-profit sectors from our regular reporting of the evolving global sanctions campaign against Russia.
We have reviewed the recent...more
6/17/2022
/ Asset Freeze ,
Belarus ,
Construction Industry ,
Due Diligence ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
FinCEN ,
General Licenses ,
Imports ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Russia ,
SWIFT ,
UK ,
Ukraine
As part of K2 Integrity’s commitment to monitor and provide insights into the evolving global sanctions campaign against Russia, we have reviewed and summarized recent developments since our last update on 13 May....more
The Week in Review delivers the impact and analysis for the public, private, and non-profit sectors from our regular reporting of the evolving global sanctions campaign against Russia.
This week, we reviewed the recent...more
5/19/2022
/ Bulgaria ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Human Rights ,
Hungary ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Russia ,
UK ,
Ukraine
The Week in Review delivers the impact and analysis for the public, private, and non-profit sectors from our regular reporting of the evolving global sanctions campaign against Russia.
This week, we reviewed the recent...more
5/9/2022
/ Asset Freeze ,
Copyright ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
General Licenses ,
Imports ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Patents ,
Russia ,
Trademarks ,
UK ,
Ukraine
...Since the start of the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces on February 24, the United States (U.S.), United Kingdom (UK), and the European Union (EU) have led a global sanctions campaign against Russia that has been...more
5/9/2022
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Asset Freeze ,
Belarus ,
Blocking Sanctions ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Fraud ,
Global Economy ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Patriot Act ,
Popular ,
Risk Assessment ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
Trade Restrictions ,
UK ,
Ukraine
The Week in Review delivers the impact and analysis for the public, private, and non-profit sectors from our regular reporting of the evolving global sanctions campaign against Russia.
This week, we reviewed the recent...more
4/29/2022
/ Asset Seizure ,
Biden Administration ,
Bulgaria ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Bans ,
FinCEN ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Imports ,
Poland ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
U.S. Treasury ,
UK ,
Ukraine
The Week in Review delivers the impact and analysis for the public, private, and non-profit sectors from our regular reporting of the evolving global sanctions campaign against Russia.
This week, we reviewed the recent...more
4/27/2022
/ Asset Freeze ,
Blocking Sanctions ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Money Laundering ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
UK ,
Ukraine ,
Virtual Currency
The Week in Review delivers the impact and analysis for the public, private, and non-profit sectors from our regular reporting of the evolving global sanctions campaign against Russia.
This week, we reviewed the recent...more
4/27/2022
/ Asset Freeze ,
Belarus ,
Blocking Sanctions ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Export Controls ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Transactions ,
Human Rights ,
Imports ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
Software ,
Technology Sector ,
Trade Relations ,
Trade Suspensions ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
UK ,
Ukraine
The Week in Review delivers the impact and analysis for the public, private, and non-profit sectors from our daily reporting of the evolving global sanctions campaign against Russia. ...more
3/28/2022
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Financial Institutions ,
General Licenses ,
Money Laundering ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
U.S. Treasury ,
UK ,
Ukraine
The Week in Review delivers the impact and analysis for the public, private, and non-profit sectors from our daily reporting of the evolving global sanctions campaign against Russia.
...more
3/18/2022
/ Asset Freeze ,
Asset Seizure ,
Belarus ,
Convertible Virtual Currencies (CVCs) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Investment ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Russia ,
Trade Restrictions ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
U.S. Treasury ,
UK ,
Ukraine ,
Virtual Currency
The United States, the United Kingdom, and European Union have led a broad international coalition imposing a sweeping and unprecedented range of economic and financial sanctions against Russia and Belarus in response to...more
3/14/2022
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Anti-Terrorism Financing ,
Belarus ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Currency ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Global Market ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
SWIFT ,
UK ,
Virtual Currency
The Week in Review delivers the impact and analysis for the public, private, and non-governmental sectors from our daily reporting of the evolving global sanctions campaign against Russia.
This week, we reviewed the recent...more
3/11/2022
/ Asset Freeze ,
Belarus ,
Biden Administration ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Entity List ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Transactions ,
FinCEN ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
SWIFT ,
Trade Restrictions ,
Travel Restrictions ,
UK ,
Ukraine
On 3 March 2022, K2 Integrity hosted a webinar on the developing sanctions against Russia and what it means for global markets and businesses. This article summarizes the key points and analysis from the event....more
3/11/2022
/ Asset Freeze ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
Export Controls ,
Financial Institutions ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Russia ,
Trade Restrictions ,
Travel Restrictions ,
UK ,
Ukraine
K2 Integrity is committed to tracking, assessing, and reporting the rapidly evolving multilateral sanctions against Russia for its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Our latest Policy Update summarizes global sanctions...more
3/1/2022
/ Asset Freeze ,
Biden Administration ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
EU Central Securities Depository Directive ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
Switzerland ,
UK ,
Ukraine
Over the past week, the Russian Federation has taken a number of aggressive steps toward Ukraine in furtherance of its ultimate invasion—steps that were immediately condemned by the international community as a blatant...more
2/28/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Economic Action Plan ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Financial Institutions ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
SWIFT ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
U.S. Treasury ,
UK ,
Ukraine