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About this episode

The episode discusses the evolution of the UK sanctions regime ten years after the establishment of the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation.

Ten years after the creation of the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, we look at how the UK sanctions regime has evolved—from early uncertainty to strict liability enforcement, sanctions list complexity, and the growing expectations on the private sector. Send us Fan Mail Support the show Follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-dark-money-files-ltd/ on Twitter at https://twitter.com/dark_files or see our website at https://www.thedarkmoneyfil...

People in this episode

Hosts: Graham Barrow, Ray Blake

Topics covered

• financial sanctions
• UK sanctions regime
• enforcement
• private sector expectations
• regulatory evolution

Keywords

• financial sanctions
• OFSI
• UK sanctions
• enforcement
• private sector
• regulatory changes
• sanctions list

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation

Places: UK

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