Penalties and censures
Yemen central bank sanctions firms in Houthi-controlled areas
Exchange firms in northern territories ordered to close accounts
Central Bank of Iceland conducts dawn raid on fishing company
Icelandic officials carry out searches of fishing company Samherji’s offices; company calls for explanation
Lithuanian Supervision Service gets new powers
Board of Lithuanian central bank grants Supervision Service right to exercise powers to supervise non-banking financial institutions
RBA hands over responsibility for autonomous financial sanctions
Reserve Bank of Australia no longer has regulatory responsibility for autonomous financial sanctions; Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade now handles implementation and administration of law
Canada cracks down on Syrian central bank
Canada imposes asset freeze on Central Bank of Syria; foreign affairs minister reiterates demand that president Assad step down
US Treasury clarifies sanctions on Central Bank of Iran
US issues detailed list of frequently asked questions; says assessment of which transactions fall under sanctions will be done on case-by-case basis
EU freezes assets of Iranian central bank
EU follows US lead by announcing strict new sanctions on Iranian central bank; heart of action is to limit the country’s nuclear programme
South Korea takes heed of US sanctions on Iran
US Senate passes bill containing strict new sanctions affecting Central Bank of Iran; South Korea government warns businesses of implications
US sanctions on Iranian central bank inch closer
Senator Carl Levin reveals Senate’s 'strong' sanctions pass negotiating panel of House and Senate representatives 'virtually intact'; clears way for momentous Bill to pass
Osborne to drive through BoE’s new supervisory powers
UK chancellor wants to drive through legislation granting the Bank of England statutory power for prudential supervision; ring-fencing left out of Financial Services Bill
Treasury official accuses Iran of ‘increasingly deceptive tactics’
US says Iran is using deception to circumnavigate economic sanctions put in place to compel it to meet nuclear programme obligations; warns central bank of further isolation
Ireland lifts lid on tough new enforcement approach
Central Bank of Ireland publishes first-ever enforcement strategy, detailing tough line on sanctions; publication accompanies penalties on Allied Irish Banks, NCB Stockbrokers
Bank of Italy bans second credit-card issuer
Move seen by Italian media as indicative of politicisation of money laundering and usury laws