United States: Goldman Sachs CEO’s salary reduced following 1MDB corruption scandal
United States: A U.K. national charged with fraud and conspiracy to commit bribery linked to Iraqi reconstruction contracts
United States: Two lawsuits against former U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed by the Supreme Court
Europe: Major European banks say they want to stop financing oil trade in Amazonia
France: A2 consulting and the Responsible Investment Forum (FIR) have awarded the Best Vigilance prize to Schneider Electric
France: Launch of Datacros, a new European tool for fighting financial crime
World: Transparency International publishes its Corruption Perceptions Index 2020
Switzerland: Businessman Beny Steinmetz sentenced to prison for corruption
European Union: The draft legislative initiative to introduce a European Due Diligence Duty voted by the Legal Affairs Committee

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China: Chinese government sanctions 28 U.S. officials
United States: Newly appointed Secretary of Treasury wants to launch a review of the U.S. sanction policy
United States: Serica Energy’s OFAC License for the North Sea Rhum field renewed until 2023
Russia: Russia adds two European NGOs to its list of “undesirable organizations“
European Union: The European Commission adopts a new strategy to limit EU entities and persons’ vulnerability to U.S. sanctions

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South Korea: Samsung Electronics Vice President sentenced to 2.5 years of prison for corruption
France: The National Assembly establishes an informational mission to assess the Sapin II law
France: Launch of a public consultation on the protection of whistleblowers
France: The AMF updates its general regulations and guidelines on the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing
World: The United States, the United Kingdom and Canada take action against Chinese imports linked to Uyghur work
World: Banks struggling to control the use of messaging applications by traders
United Kingdom: The amendment on the extension of the offence of “failure to prevent” for companies regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority has not been adopted

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United States: Publication of the CNAS “Sanctions by the Numbers” annual review
United States: OFAC announces settlement with Indonesian company for violating North Korean sanctions
United States: U.S. Department of Defense designates nine additional Chinese companies as related to Chinese military
United States: Amendment of the licensing policy for certain UAV controlled under the EAR
United States: BIS implements rescission of Sudan as a State Sponsor of Terrorism
European Union: Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs added to EU sanctions list

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China: Measures for blocking the improper extraterritorial application of foreign laws and measures
United States: GitHub authorized by OFAC to provide services in Iran
United States: U.S. government considering new sanctions and restrictions against Hong Kong
United States: The United States imposes new sanctions on the Iranian metallurgical industry
United States: New FAQ published by the OFAC on sanctions regarding the situation in Ukraine/Russia
United States: OFAC issues General License relating to the Communist Chinese military companies list
United States: U.S. Announces Designation of Cuba as a State Sponsor of Terrorism
United States: A New York court approves an injunction preventing the application of sanctions to lawyers supporting the International Criminal Court
United States:  The State Department releases its annual report on the implementation of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act
Iran: Concern expressed by the European Union regarding Iran nuclear activities violating the JCPoA
European Union: The European Union condemns the undemocratic nature of the Venezuelan legislative elections and says it is ready to impose new sanctions

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Germany: Closure of German authorities’ investigation on the “Case 3000”
Australia: Former Leighton Offshore executive charged with bribery in Unaoil case
South Korea: Former President Park Geun-hye’s sentenced to 20-year prison by the Korean Supreme Court
United States: German bank Deutsche Bank reaches an agreement of over USD 130 million with U.S. authorities in fraud and corruption cases
France: Release of the new French Anti-Corruption Agency’s recommendations
France: The trial of the “Defense boiler room” cancelled for failure to meet deadlines
France: Four-year prison sentence required against a former senator for passive influence peddling
United Kingdom: Grant Thornton sued for GBP 200 million following audits of Patisserie Valerie
United Kingdom: Serious Fraud Office closes bribery investigation into British American Tobacco
Switzerland: Trial of billionaire Beny Steinmetz opens following corruption case in Guinea

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Brazil: Outgoing mayor of Rio de Janeiro arrested on suspicion of corruption
China: China’s anti-corruption fight is asserting itself through an increasingly severe punishment regime
Colombia: Brazilian group Odebrecht fined EUR 40 million in corruption case in Colombia
South Korea: The Seoul Public Prosecutor’s Office demands a nine-year prison sentence against the heir of Samsung for acts of corruption
United States:  Commodity futures trading commission uses Dodd-Frank rule to target foreign corruption
United States: U.S. Congress adopts a law requiring owners of shell companies to disclose their identity
United States: The United States blocks palm oil imports from a Malaysian company due to forced labor allegations
France: The President of the European Metropolis of Lille soon to be tried for “concealment of breach of trust“
France: Changes in the application of the law on corporate duty of vigilance and the consideration of the fight for climate change by corporations
France: French armies adopt a “code for the prevention of breaches of probity“
France: Enactment of the law on the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, environmental justice and specialized criminal justice
Russia: Auchan uses lie detectors to fight corruption
Switzerland: Petrobras receives USD 45 million (EUR 36 million) in leniency agreement between Vitol and Swiss federal prosecutors
European Union: Entry into force of the Conflict Minerals Regulation

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Myanmar: Two British banks denounced by an NGO for providing loans to a company linked to the Burmese Army
China: New restrictions on transactions and investments related to Chinese companies
United States: Amendment of country groups of the EAR
United States: OFAC announces settlements with French and Saudi Arabian banks regarding violations of Syrian sanctions
United States: OFAC closes investigation into Danske Bank
United States: BIS publishes a list of military end-users
France: France’s veto on the takeover of Photonis by Teledyne
Hong Kong: Removed as a separate destination from China under the EAR
United Kingdom: Post-Brexit sanction regime

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Canada: Syrian businessman acquitted on charges of violating Canada’s sanctions regime against Syria
United States: Decrease in the number of States’ arms exports reports
United States: China reciprocates to OFAC sanctions
United-States / European Union: Sanctions against Turkey
Italy: Court of Cassation rules that EU export bans to Iran are restricted to dual-use goods and technology
Switzerland: Zurich Commercial Court rules that a bank can refuse to process dollar-denominated transactions to protect itself from secondary U.S. sanctions

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South Africa: ABB reaches USD 104 Million settlement agreement with Eskom as part of a coal-fired power plant in South Africa
Brazil: Brazilian prosecutors sue Maersk and file request to freeze USD 200 million assets
China: Huawei would be involved in a project to develop facial recognition to identify individuals from the Uyghur ethnic minority
United States: United Auto Workers reached a settlement with U.S. justice department to end multiyear corruption investigation
United States: U.S. Congress approves new anti-money laundering measure
United States: Securities and Exchange Commission Approves Extractive Sector Transparency Measure
France: Société Générale announces the termination of the public action in the Libyan case
France: The luxury group Kering targeted by a PNF investigation for “laundering of tax fraud“
European Union: GRECO calls on Germany to adopt better provisions on conflicts of interest and lobbying
European Union: The main institutions of the European Union agree on a mandatory transparency register

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