Reported by Jacques Semmelman In the aftermath of the overthrow of the Assad government on December 8, 2024, the United States has eased (but has not lifted) its longstanding economic sanctions program against Syria.  On January 6, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued Syria General License 24 (“GL24“), titled “Authorizing Transactions with […]

Reported by ERR Under an agreement signed on Tuesday, the United States will allocate $50 million (€48.2 million) to Estonia from the fine imposed on Danske Bank for money laundering. The funds from the fine will be directed toward strengthening the prevention, detection and investigation of financial crimes, including money laundering, cybercrime and the financing […]