Posts Tagged ‘financial-institutions’

White House Moves to Tighten Sanctions on Iran

Monday, February 6th, 2012

The actions include freezing all property of the Central Bank of Iran, other Iranian financial institutions and the Iranian government in this country.

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Global banks held Libyan assets

Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

Some of the biggest financial institutions in the world held billions of dollars of Libyan state funds, a leaked report reveals.

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U.S. Freezes a Record $30 Billion in Libyan Assets

Monday, February 28th, 2011

A number of American financial institutions have shuttered access to funds of the Libyan government and the Qaddafi family.

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U.S. Freezes a Record $30 Billion in Libyan Assets

VIDEO: PM announces £200m fund for Big Society bank

Wednesday, February 9th, 2011

The government has secured £200m of funding from financial institutions to invest in voluntary sector projects, Prime Minister David Cameron has announced.

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Bank of America Refuses WikiLeaks Payments

Saturday, December 18th, 2010

Bank of America has joined a growing list of financial institutions who are refusing to serve WikiLeaks. In a statement, Bank of America said that their decision to stop handling WikiLeaks’ accounts “is based upon our reasonable belief that WikiLeaks…

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