SANCTIONS : STANCHART FINED $18M

(newZWire) Standard Charterd Bank plc is to pay US$18
million in fines to the US government for violating American sanctions on
Zimbabwe by handling transactions for state-owned firms and sanctioned
individuals.

The bank is being fined for allowin…

(newZWire) Standard Charterd Bank plc is to pay US$18 million in fines to the US government for violating American sanctions on Zimbabwe by handling transactions for state-owned firms and sanctioned individuals. The bank is being fined for allowing 1,795 transactions worth close to US$77million. Under sanctions first imposed in 2002, and renewed annually since then, the US restricts the