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Weekly Roundup: Governments Advocate Syrian Sanctions, FCPA Enforcement Actions Rise Sharply, and More
printIn the same week that the United States issued broad sanctions against the government of Syria (More and More) and President Obama called for Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to step down More, Canada prohibited transactions with Syria's Commercial Bank of Syria and Syriatel and sanctioned several individuals over their ties to the Assad government. The sanctions expand on similar measures issued in May. More The European Union is expected to follow suit next week by targeting Syria's oil industry and adding 15 individuals to its list of 35 sanctioned entities, the Financial Times confirmed Friday. More The Egyptian government may...
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