Sentences with phrase «international sanctions on»

North Korea is investing in cryptocurrencies to get around international sanctions on their currency markets.

Assuming that international sanctions on Iran remain in place, OPEC growth in crude production capacity is expected to be limited to 200 000 barrels per day per year.

The 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers - the US, Russia, China, the UK, France and Germany - lifted international sanctions on Iran's economy, including those on oil, trade and banking sectors.

Although not an OPEC member, Russia, once the world's largest producer of crude, is being squeezed by plunging oil prices on the left, international sanctions on the right.

U.S. crude futures dipped below $ 28.50, while the international benchmark Brent fell as far as $ 27.79 a barrel after reports that Iran had offered sharp discounts to customers in Europe and Asia to find buyers for millions of barrels of oil in storage that it is now free to sell, after the lifting of most international sanctions on it at the weekend.

Subsequent to the lifting of international sanctions on Iran, the nation is boosting production at least twofold to four, perhaps even five MMPD.

Not exact matches

Iran re-emerged as a major oil exporter in January 2016 when international sanctions against Tehran were lifted in return for curbs on Iran's nuclear programme.

SINGAPORE, April 24 - International oil prices hit their highest levels since late 2014 on Tuesday, pushed up by expectations of renewed U.S. sanctions against Iran and as OPEC continues withholding supplies amid strong demand.

Iran, a member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, re-emerged as a major oil exporter in January 2016 when some international sanctions against Tehran were lifted in return for curbs on Iran's nuclear program.

Obama gave The Atlantic several reasons for not enforcing the red line — uneasiness about a strike against Syria not being sanctioned by Congress, a lack of support from the international community and the American people, the possibility that the intelligence on the chemical - weapons attack wasn't 100 % solid — but did not mention the Iran deal among them.

Trump has until May 12 to decide whether to restore sanctions on Iran that were lifted after the international agreement.

Although sanctions on Iran are not as heavy as they used to be before the 2015 nuclear deal with the West, Iran is still mostly cut off from major international payment networks such as Visa and Mastercard, and services such as PayPal.

«This development is hugely important — it is the strongest indication to date that the Pakistani military knew of bin Laden's whereabouts and that it was complicit in hiding a man charged with international terrorism and on the United Nations sanctions list,» Gall concludes.

Despite the tough talk, the immediate focus of the international response was expected to be on tougher economic sanctions against Pyongyang.

«The approval of this historic sanctions package is a clear sign that the international community is united in our efforts to keep up maximum pressure on the North Korean regime,» she said in a statement.

Scenes of Moon and Kim joking and walking together marked a striking contrast to last year's barrage of North Korean missile tests and its largest ever nuclear test that led to sweeping international sanctions and fears of a fresh conflict on the Korean peninsula.

North Korea is drenched in chronic economic problems, due to a one - sided focus on military spending and decades of economic sanctions from the international community.

Iran, a member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), re-emerged as a major oil exporter in January, 2016 when international sanctions against Tehran were lifted in return for curbs on Iran's nuclear programme.

US President Donald Trump has until May 12 to decide whether to restore sanctions on Iran that were lifted after a 2015 international agreement over its nuclear program.

But with the help of international allies, and diplomacy, he said the U.S. could use current sanctions as leverage, offering some relief in exchange for controls on the nuclear program — as occurred in the controversial Iran deal.

We talked about those tech areas, some newer arenas Aspect is eyeing such as artificial intelligence, voice, and blockchain — as well as issues such as international competition, diversity, potential effects of trade sanctions on startups, and the changing nature of entrepreneurs themselves.

Iran resumed its role as a major oil exporter in January 2016 when international sanctions against Tehran were lifted in return for curbs on Iran's nuclear programme.

Carney went on to warn, «On the downside, at present, crypto - assets raise a host of issues around consumer and investor protection, market integrity, money laundering, terrorism financing, tax evasion, and the circumvention of capital controls and international sanctions.&raquon to warn, «On the downside, at present, crypto - assets raise a host of issues around consumer and investor protection, market integrity, money laundering, terrorism financing, tax evasion, and the circumvention of capital controls and international sanctions.&raquOn the downside, at present, crypto - assets raise a host of issues around consumer and investor protection, market integrity, money laundering, terrorism financing, tax evasion, and the circumvention of capital controls and international sanctions.»

Providing much needed insight on Russia's global trading market and developments surrounding international sanctions, the conference will include contributions from Russia's leading corporates, financiers, insurers, public bodies and all supporting sectors involved in international trade finance.

The 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which was used to place sanctions on other countries after the Sept. 11 attacks, gives the president broad authority to respond to an «unusual and extraordinary threat,» including by halting incoming Chinese transactions, nullifying business deals and freezing foreign - owned assets.

Tony Blair ignored international law by supporting sanctions on Iraq even when he knew that several hundred thousand children were dying as a direct result of those sanctions.

U.S. opposition to the ICC is of a piece with its vote a year earlier against the treaty to ban antipersonnel land - mines, its refusal to pay UN dues, its economic sanctions on allies that do business in Cuba, and its implicit foreign policy of demanding a «superpower exemption» from international rules.

On the Saturday before Labor Day I drove out to Sky City Casino at Acoma Pueblo for the 2006 World Championship Jalapeño Competition, an event attended by about 100 people, but nevertheless officially sanctioned by the International Federation of Competitive Eating (IFOCE).

-- Dave DeWitt On the Saturday before Labor Day I drove out to Sky City Casino at Acoma Pueblo for the 2006 World Championship Jalapeño Competition, an event attended by about 100 people, but nevertheless officially sanctioned by the International Federation of Competitive Eating (IFOCE).

The International Olympic Committee, which has a long history of supporting Chiang Kai - shek at the expense of all the Chinese athletes who do not live on his island, threatened to withdraw its sanction for the Asian Games.

The Mirror reports that Arsene Wenger has had representatives watch the Switzerland international on a weekly basis ahead of sanctioning a # 30million summer swoop.

Mexico star Rafa Marquez's international future and a fifth World Cup are still far from certain after the U.S. treasury sanctions imposed on Aug. 9.

«As the United States imposes its strongest sanctions to date and the European Union prepares to impose an embargo on Iranian oil, the choice for Tehran will be sharpened — meet your international obligations or face the consequences,» they added.

Yes, Trump's offer was in some ways similar, though he didn't talk much about the sanctions - US - Russian trade is miniscule compared to EU - Russian trade - and concentrated on what the US public fears post 9/11 - international terrorism.

Where Iraqi affairs are concerned, the author argues that the international sanctions and the containment heightened social tension and political pressure on Saddam's regime.

An entire international body designed for restricting trade of nuclear materials was created in response to India's first test, and the US did impose sanctions on India for their tests in the 90's.

The White House expects Iran to finish work needed to trigger implementation of an international nuclear deal in the coming weeks, but Washington needs more time to prepare sanctions over its ballistic missile programme, a U.S. official said on Saturday.

Just like international law in general, they are based on consent rather than on the ability to impose sanctions or wield power on...

Burma survives international condemnation on the back of its friendship with China, which protects the military junta from any effective sanction from the international community, for instance by vetoing measures in the UN security council.

Incidentally, note that the sanctions and the broader international context did have a real effect on Russia, economically.

... Ryszard Piotrowicz, professor of international law at Aberystwyth University, agreed that the UN resolution appears to sanction attacks on Gaddafi.

Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani has for the first time acknowledged the contours of his unusual effort in representing Reza Zarrab, a Turkish gold trader jailed in Manhattan on charges of conspiring to violate the American sanctions on Iran: In a newly unsealed court affidavit, he makes it clear that he is trying to turn a criminal case into a matter of international diplomacy.

Meanwhile, Iran won the NAM support for its nuclear programme and against international sanctions (as remarked in the final document of the summit), but failed to gather enough consent on Syria.

But many Democrats remain on the sidelines because of the Obama administration's opposition to new Iran sanctions while international negotiations continue over a permanent nuclear deal.

Socio - Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently «seek from the International Criminal Court an arrest warrant to bring Mrs Diezani Alison - Madueke before the court on allegations of corruption against her, which the government should consider as crimes against humanity and serious enough for it to sanction her prosecution before the court.»

KINGSTON — Republican congressional candidate George Phillips on Monday called Iran's efforts to develop nuclear technology «a grave threat» to Israel and the international community, and criticized the incumbent Democrat, U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey of Hurley, for voting against a bill urging the president to press for sanctions.

A group, the Coalition for Peace in Nigeria, CFPN, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari - led government to sanction leadership of the United Nations International Children's Fund, UNICEF.

«I believe, however, that while nothing should be ruled out, it is important to say that the sanctions that we are placing on Iran are having some effect, that we will continue to look at how the United Nations regime can be improved if it becomes necessary but Iran of course has an opportunity to comply with the International Atomic Energy Authority and with its obligations under the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty and I hope they will do so.»

The decision to lift the sanctions against Iran came on Sunday after the international nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, said Iran had complied with a deal designed to prevent it developing nuclear weapons.

However, she made clear that the international community was not yet ready to take the next logical step of imposing sanctions on the Islamic state, saying: «Our goal remains a negotiated solution.»