Category: France

What are countries doing to investigate and confiscate sanctioned assets belonging to Russian oligarchs?

Posted on by Lucia Cizmaziova

Information and references referred to in this blog can be found in this Overview Country Table To answer this question, CiFAR has recently conducted research published in a report From Sanctions to Investigations. Legislation, policy and practice linking investigations into the origins of sanctioned assets and recommendations for governments to strengthen the investigation and confiscation Read more about <strong>What are countries doing to investigate and confiscate sanctioned assets belonging to Russian oligarchs?</strong>[…]

Written by:
Lucia Cizmaziova on 09/02/2024.

Anti-corruption sanctions: 2023 in numbers

Posted on by Lucia Cizmaziova

In 2023, sanctions continued to be a popular tool of foreign policy and many new individuals and entities were designated for one reason or another. As CiFAR launches its updated Sanctions Watch platform today, which tracks individuals sanctioned for reasons related to corruption, this blog takes stock of the changed listings across key anti-corruption sanctions Read more about Anti-corruption sanctions: 2023 in numbers[…]

Written by:
Lucia Cizmaziova on 08/02/2024.

WEBINAR: Enforcing sanctions successfully and using fines for the public good.

Posted on by Lucia Cizmaziova

Online event: 25 January 2023, 16:00 – 17:15 CET Event link Background The successful enforcement of sanctions relies on the action and compliance of a range of actors across cooperating jurisdictions, from financial institutions to the business sector. Several jurisdictions have, or are thinking of introducing, legislative or policy tools to ensure and respond to Read more about WEBINAR: Enforcing sanctions successfully and using fines for the public good.[…]

Written by:
Lucia Cizmaziova on 15/12/2022.

WEBINAR: Opportunities for the confiscation of sanctioned assets.

Posted on by Lucia Cizmaziova

Online event: 3 November 2022, 16:00 – 17:15 CET Event link Link to the webinar recording Background Sanctions imposed on Russian individuals in the aftermath of the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 once again highlighted the issue of the vast amount of assets of illicit origin that are hidden across Western jurisdictions.       One Read more about WEBINAR: Opportunities for the confiscation of sanctioned assets.[…]

Written by:
Lucia Cizmaziova on 20/10/2022.