Public Notice - Security Council 2374 Sanctions Committee Amends Three Entries on Its Sanctions List

Published: Friday October 7th, 2022

Public Notice

Security Council 2374 Sanctions Committee Amends Three Entries on Its Sanctions List for Mali

Pursuant to Section 3A of the International Obligations (Economic & Ancillary Measures) Amendment Act, 2019, supervised financial institutions (“SFIs”) and the general public are hereby informed that the United Nations Security Council (“UN Security Council”) Committee established pursuant to Resolution 2140 (2014) has updated its Sanctions List as follows:

Security Council 2374 Sanctions Committee Amends Three Entries on Its Sanctions List

(5 October 2022)

Request for Information

The Central Bank hereby requires that all SFIs licensed in The Bahamas, as a matter of high priority, review their client records to determine whether or not they hold funds, other financial assets or economic resources which are either owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the persons or entities listed on the Sanctions List or any person acting on their behalf or at their discretion, and report both positive and negative findings to the Central Bank.

Any positive findings (“hits”) are required to be reported to the Financial Intelligence Unit and the Attorney General.

Queries or responses to this notice should be addressed to:

Analytics Unit

Bank Supervision Department

Central Bank of The Bahamas

Email: [email protected]

Issued: 7 October 2022