WASHINGTON President Donald Trump used a televised address on Iran Wednesday to warn Tehran of further provocations after it launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles on two bases in Iraq where American troops are stationed.
But he also noted there were…
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Fact check: Trump discusses escalation of tensions with Iran in televised speech
Here’s what Iran might be up to in the US’s neighbourhood after lobbing missiles into Iraq
- The US and Iran started this year exchanging blows, with the US killing a senior Iranian commander and Tehran firing ballistic missiles at US troops in Iraq.
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Neither side has escalated tensions further, but Iran’s sprawling network of…
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Pakistan’s precarious waltz with the FATF
A quick internet search reveals a litany of news articles, twitter rants, and opinions regarding the presence of Pakistan in the Financial Action Task Forces (FATF) infamous black and grey lists. Back in October, the global watchdog posed 150 questions which …
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Treasury’s Role in Financing Iranian Terror
There are reports that some of the $1.7 billion that Obama gave to Iran as part of the Iran deal or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) has been traced to Iran-backed terror groups, including Qassem Soleimani’s Quds Force, Iran’s principal foreign inte…
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Cases of 6 charged with LTTE links transferred to High Court
The accused being led out of the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court after they were charged on Oct 31.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court today allowed an application by the prosecution to transfer the cases of six men accused of attempting to revive the defunct Libe…
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FATF blacklisting may affect Pakistan’s capital inflows: IMF
The potential blacklisting of Pakistan by the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) could have implications for capital inflows to the country, according to a report released by the IMF.
The FATF, a global watchdog for terror financing, that kept P…
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Fin24.com | Reserve Bank fines Standard Bank R30m, imposes penalties on 4 other banks
The South African Reserve Bank has imposed administrative sanctions on five banks and directed them to take remedial actions.
The five banks are Standard Bank SA, GroBank (formerly SA Bank of Athens), Ubank, Bank of China (Johannesburg branch) and HBZ Bank.
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Economic Instruments and National Security Goals
In this essay I address the question of whether economic instruments such as tariffs, embargoes, quotas, capital controls, financial sanctions, or asset freezes can achieve national security goalseconomic, political, or militaryand thereby help avoid internat…
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Crypto Remains Unregulated in Russia — Lots of Talk but No Action
At the end of November, news surfaced that Russian cryptocurrency users, who have been operating in a regulatory gray zone, could soon be at risk as the nation’s financial authorities reportedly join forces to outlaw the use of digital assets as a payment ins…
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BNM to issue up to 5 digital banking licences
Bank Negara Malaysia says digital banks will be licensed to conduct either conventional or Islamic banking business.
KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia will issue up to five licences to establish digital banks to conduct either conventional or Islamic bankin…
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