Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

DARK SECRETS: 15 - The Real Truth

What are sanctions and how are they enforced?

An alternative to military action, sanctions are economic foreign policy tools.

USAFacts

States often first in crypto enforcement, leaving feds to follow - Roll Call

State regulators are often faster than federal agencies in bringing charges against cryptocurrency companies for market misbehavior.

Roll Call

Group slams 'lack of progress' in court housing case

A group of conservationists has renewed their protest against a controversial housing project for judicial officials at the foot of the Doi Suthep mountain in Chiang Mai due to a lack of progress in the case.

Bangkok Post

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Bids invited for Tak economic zone lease

The Treasury Department plans to call for bids to develop a special economic zone on its land in Tak province, in line with the government's development policy, says director-general Prapas Kong-Ied.

Bangkok Post

Vongsayam bid given green light

The Treasury Department yesterday decided to name Vongsayam Korsang Co the winning bidder of its concession to manage and operate the main water transmission pipeline system in the East of the country, quoting a bid of 25.6 billion baht, said Deputy Finance Minister Santi Promphat.

Bangkok Post

How one bank served Venezuelans who looted their homeland, split for Miami

MIAMI — Leonardo González Dellán’s LinkedIn page promotes him as an entrepreneur and restaurateur. A 2019 U.S. Treasury Department sanctions notice called him something else: testaferro, a financial “frontman” hiding money for corrupt Venezuelan politicians.

Miami Herald

U.S. lawmakers push Treasury to ensure Russia cannot use cryptocurrency to avoid sanctions

Senator Elizabeth Warren and three other Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday urged the Treasury Department to ensure the cryptocurrency industry is complying with sanctions imposed on Russia, expressing concern that digital assets could be used to undermine U.S. foreign policy goals.

Reuters

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Despite ban, US cruise lines hired Cuban agencies to provide ‘tourism services’ to passengers

At the height of the enthusiasm sparked by President Barack Obama’s historic restoration of relations with Cuba, several cruise lines rushed to secure a piece of the island’s untapped market under newly eased regulations promoting “people-to-people” engagement.

Miami Herald

After huge pandemic losses, governments see rapid rebound

State and local governments reported more than $117 billion of revenue losses in the first year of the coronavirus pandemic

The Independent UK

Arizona sues Biden to keep school anti-mask rules

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is suing the Biden administration over its demand that the state stop sending millions in federal COVID-19 relief money to schools if they don’t have mask requirements or close due to COVID-19 outbreaks

The Independent UK

Arizona governor sues Biden administration over COVID funds tied to mandates

The Treasury Department has ordered Ducey to stop allocating federal relief funds to schools that don't follow public health recommendations.

Axios

US Imposes Sanctions on Hezbollah-Linked Businessmen in Lebanon

The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on three businessmen with ties to Hezbollah, saying their activity as financial facilitators for the Iran-backed group was exploiting Lebanon's economic resources at a time of crisis for that country. The Treasury Department has added Adel Diab, Ali Mohamad Daoun, Jihad Salem Alame,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

What is the debt ceiling and why does it matter?

The United States debt ceiling has existed in various forms for more than 100 years and limits the amount of money the US government can borrow. Learn more about the US debt ceiling.

USAFacts

1 … 12 13 14 15

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Office of Foreign Assets Control

18 stories

Department of Treasury

13 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.