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Swiss have frozen $8 billion in assets under Russia sanctions
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland has so far frozen some 7.5 billion Swiss francs ($8.03 billion) in funds and assets under...
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Ukraine president calls for more Russia sanctions, invokes Greek battle cry
ATHENS (Reuters) - Ukraine's president urged Europe to take a stronger stand against Russia in a video address to Greece's...
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Yellen says Russia should be expelled from G20, U.S. may boycott some meetings
By David Lawder and Dan Burns (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday that Russia should be expelled...
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Analysis-Easy Russia sanctions exhausted, U.S. and allies face economic bite
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the world's wealthy democratic powers roll out new sanctions against Russia in response...
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Russia hit with new round of U.S. sanctions as Biden decries ‘major war crimes’
By Nandita Bose, Matt Spetalnick and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States targeted Russian banks and elites with a...
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EU to propose import ban on Russia coal, chemicals, wood -source
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission will propose on Tuesday to EU nations sweeping new sanctions against Russia,...
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Exclusive-Ex-Sri Lanka cenbanker Weerasinghe says he accepts offer to be new governor
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - Former Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) official P. Nandalal Weerasinghe said on Monday...
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Prosecutor urges ex-Goldman banker’s conviction over 1MDB, defense blasts witness
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. prosecutor on Monday urged jurors to convict a former senior Goldman...
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Lebanon prosecutor seeks freeze of central bank chief’s overseas assets
By Timour Azhari BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon's top prosecutor has sought to freeze European bank accounts belonging to central bank chief...
Read moreSaudi Arabia adds 25 to list of those suspected of financing Yemen’s Houthis
CAIRO (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia added 25 people and entities from different nationalities to its terrorism list, saying they are involved...
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U.S. targets Russia’s technology sector in fresh sanctions
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Thursday imposed fresh sanctions on Russia, targeting the technology sector, a...
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Lebanon’s cenbank chief stays away from corruption hearing -state media
By Timour Azhari BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanese central bank chief Riad Salameh on Thursday did not attend a judicial hearing he...
Read moreSanctioned Russians hold $1.6 billion in assets in the Bahamas, minister says
By Jasper Ward NASSAU (Reuters) - The Bahamas has identified $1.6 billion in assets in its financial system linked to...
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Sanctioned or not, Russians abroad find their money is ‘toxic’
By Kirstin Ridley, Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi and Danielle Kaye LONDON/ZURICH/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yevgeny Chichvarkin, a telecoms tycoon who fled...
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World Bank freezes Afghan projects after Taliban bans girls from high school
By Andrea Shalal and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank has put four projects in Afghanistan worth $600...
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Russian supply chains next in line for sanctions – U.S. Treasury’s Adeyemo
By David Lawder and Kate Holton LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and its allies plan new sanctions on more sectors...
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Donors concerned over Taliban’s U-turn on girls’ schools – UNDP head
By Charlotte Greenfield KABUL (Reuters) - The head of the United Nations' development agency said on Tuesday that the Taliban...
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Turkey faces risks acting as sanctions ‘safe haven’ for Russians
(Refiles with additional reporting credit) By Jonathan Spicer ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine sparked a flurry of Western...
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Lebanon’s central bank chief is suspect in 120 million euro asset freeze case -German prosecutor
By Timour Azhari and Christina Amann BEIRUT/MUNICH (Reuters) - Lebanese central bank governor Riad Salameh is a suspect in a...
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Russia to restrict visas for people from ‘unfriendly countries’
(Reuters) - Russia is preparing retaliatory visa measures that would restrict entry for citizens from "unfriendly countries", Foreign Minister Sergei...
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