Page 24 - Us Sanctions

Reliance to load Venezuelan oil cargo under fuel swap deal: Report

Washington has exempted some Venezuelan oil trade from sanctions, when transactions are in exchange for fuel and food or to repay debts rather than for cash

US lifts Venezuela-related sanctions imposed on shipping firms, tankers

A Treasury representative said the delisted entities had committed to cease involvement in the Venezuelan oil sector as long as Maduro, who is accused of rigging his 2018 re-election, remains in power

US Senate backs bill to impose sanctions on China over new Hong Kong law

The bill targets police units that have cracked down on Hong Kong protesters, as well as Chinese Communist Party officials responsible for imposing a strict national security law on Hong Kong

US warns nations, insurers against aiding Iran fuel shipments to Venezuela

Venezuelan navy on Thursday escorted a fourth tanker bringing Iranian fuel through its waters to the gasoline-starved country

Huawei global sales rise 19% despite 'US sanctions'; profit up 5.6%

Huawei Technologies Ltd. is embroiled in a series of disputes with Washington

US imposes sanctions on subsidiary of Russia's Rosneft over Venezuela

The US Treasury Department blacklisted TNK Trading International, a Swiss-based unit of Rosneft

Significant Irregularities found at Pakistan's top bank after US sanction

FATF is due to review whether to downgrade Pakistan a step further, to its blacklist, at a meeting in Paris that starts on Sunday

China preparing blacklist of US companies, signaling threat to trade talks

A response from China on the Xinjiang issue that hits US companies would add another obstacle as the two countries struggle to finalise a phase-one deal to de-escalate the trade war

India cannot sacrifice economic strength to comply with US sanctions: FM

Sitharaman said the Indian government has expressed its view to the United States

Donald Trump says ready to destroy Turkey's economy, slaps sanctions

Trump also phoned his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to demand an immediate truce, US Vice-President Mike Pence said on Monday

US slaps fresh sanctions on China for violating curbs on Iranian oil

Attacks on Sept 14 on the oil facilities of Saudi Arabia, widely blamed on Iran, have rattled West Asia and raised concerns about a broader war

Turkey continues receiving Russian air defence parts, risks US sanctions

Turkey's defence ministry tweeted Saturday the landing of a fourth Russian cargo plane in Murted Air Base

Indian firms supplying US tech to Huawei may face US sanctions: Report

The government has not yet taken a call on whether to ban the Chinese telecom equipment maker

How much can oil prices impact India's import bill in post-sanctions era?

There are compelling reasons for India not to worry too much about oil prices in the post-sanctions regime

Trump's tough oil sanctions against Iran has one winner: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has plenty of room to boost its output without breaching the production targets it agreed for the first half of 2019 as part of the Opec+ deal to manage oil supplies

Reliance selling fuel to Venezuela from India, Europe to avoid US sanctions

Reliance had been supplying alkylate, diluent naphtha, and other fuel to Venezuela through its US-based subsidiary before Washington in late January imposed sanctions

Skirting US sanctions, France, Germany, Britain open Iran trade channel

Iran has threatened to pull out of the deal unless the European powers enable it to receive economic benefits

US sanctions Venezuelan oil firm, Maduro under pressure to step down

Maduro accused the United States of trying to steal US refining arm Citgo Petroleum, which also owns a chain of US gas stations

US envoy warns German firms of possible sanctions over Russia pipeline

The pipeline, which would carry gas straight to Germany under the Baltic Sea, is driving a wedge between Germany and its allies as it would deprive Ukraine of the lucrative gas transit fees

If Iran can't export oil from Gulf, no other country can, warns Rouhani

Tensions have risen between Iran and the United States after Trump withdrew from a multilateral nuclear deal in May