The United Kingdom’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has granted the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) a General Licence allowing it to process payments from designated parties (DPs) who are subject to the United Kingdom’s recent financial sanctions against Russia and Belarus.
The European Union adopted its 8th sanctions package of restrictive measures against Russia on 6 October 2022 in response to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
The conflict in Ukraine and actions taken by and against Russia continue to wreak havoc on global business operations, causing supply chain disruptions, interruptions in operations, and the loss of assets located abroad. With these losses multiplying at a time of economic uncertainty, now is the time for an insurance checkup.
The State Duma, Russia’s parliament lower chamber, adopted draft law No. 116264-8 on June 29, 2022, containing rules allowing the conversion of depository receipts into the underlying Russian shares without a need to go through non-Russian depositary banks, custodians, brokers, and other similar institutions.
Based on the evolving military operations of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, the United States has imposed additional sanctions on the Russian Federation, Russian leadership, and various financial institutions and companies. These sanctions, imposed in close coordination with American allies and partners, target Russian banks as well as Russian state-owned and private entities thought to be involved in funding Russia’s actions.