Sentences with phrase «over economic sanctions»

Alison Evans, deputy head of Asia - Pacific country risk at IHS Markit, said Wednesday that the reaction probably meant that China was likely to continue to press for diplomacy over economic sanctions, which the United Nations, U.S. and Europe and a variety of other nations have already placed on North Korea.

Not exact matches

The price of oil dropped Tuesday after a big jump a day earlier over jitters that Russia's military advance into Ukraine could result in economic sanctions against one of the world's major energy suppliers.

WASHINGTON — Seeking to intensify pressure on Russia, President Barack Obama on Thursday expanded U.S. economic sanctions against Moscow over its actions in Ukraine, targeting President Vladimir Putin's chief of staff and 19 other individuals as well as a Russian bank that provides them support.

The West has long ostracized Lukashenko, who has described himself as the «last dictator in Europe», over his human rights record and his clampdown on political dissent, and has imposed economic sanctions on some Belarussian officials and companies.

For example, Khamenei says that economic sanctions need to be lifted immediately upon signing a deal, not over time as the U.S. has proposed.

Concerns over sanctions, uncertainty surrounding macroeconomic stability, as well as the slowdown in China's economic growth, have also contributed to investor reluctance.

Despite sanctions to date, North Korea's economy is estimated to have grown by four to six per cent annually over the last three years due to increased economic autonomy, agricultural reforms and better weather conditions, favourable global market prices, and networks of lucrative, illicit activities.

Contributing to the decreased supply is the Trump Administration's sanctions on OPEC countries boosting reliance on domestic oil supplies and a long - running economic crisis in Venezuela, where oil workers have been «resigning in droves» since their state oil company was taken over by a military leader.

Such a move by Tehran would allow Iran to ramp up its nuclear program all over again — this time largely free of economic sanctions from any country but the US.

«These sanctions target key entities involved in Iran's ballistic missile program, which the Iranian regime prioritizes over the economic well - being of the Iranian people,» said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

Federal prosecutors asked a judge Wednesday to imprison a Turkish banker for over 15 years for helping Iran evade economic sanctions, saying he was a key player in undermining efforts to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions.

Osborne sent a letter in 2012 to Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, in an attempt to help HSBC's leadership avoid criminal charges over the bank's involvement in laundering drug money and in channelling money to countries under economic sanctions.

France, which has pushed for oil sanctions, appears to have overcome resistance among some EU member states who had expressed concerns over economic costs of an oil embargo.

Economic payoffs have been slow to materialize, and resentment over years of isolation and sanctions remains strong.

Russian luxury consumers travel much less these days, which is not surprising given that the rouble has lost 30 percent of its value against the euro in the past three years, hammered by low oil prices and bruising economic sanctions imposed over Russia's involvement in Ukraine and annexation of Crimea.

With over 25 years of experience in export controls and economic sanctions, he counsels across industry sectors concerning all types of international compliance and enforcement issues, especially matters involving U.S. national security.

Economic sanctions and anti-money laundering remain top U.S. regulatory priorities, with federal and state agencies imposing over $ 2.5 billion in penalties in 2017.