Targeted Financial Sanctions

To ensure that they are not dealing with designated individuals and entities, all natural and legal persons in Singapore should screen their clients against the United Nations lists before engaging in any business or commercial activity with them.

Lists of Designated Individuals and Entities

Please check the lists below for designated individuals and entities as defined in the respective Regulations promulgated under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2022 , Variable Capital Companies Act 2018 , United Nations Act 2001 , and Terrorism (Suppression of Financing) Act 2002 .

Category Regulations/Legislation List Last Updated
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Financial Services and Markets (Sanctions and Freezing of Assets of Persons — Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) Regulations 2023

 

Variable Capital Companies (Sanctions and Freezing of Assets of Persons) Regulations 2020

 

United Nations (Sanctions – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) Regulations 2010

UN 1718 List

17 Sep 2024

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Financial Services and Markets (Freezing of Assets of Persons — Democratic Republic of the Congo) Regulations 2023

 

Variable Capital Companies (Sanctions and Freezing of Assets of Persons) Regulations 2020

 

United Nations (Freezing of Assets of Persons – Democratic Republic of Congo) Regulations 2006

UN 1533 List

20 Feb 2024

Iran

Financial Services and Markets (Sanctions and Freezing of Assets of Persons — Iran) Regulations 2023

 

Variable Capital Companies (Sanctions and Freezing of Assets of Persons) Regulations 2020

 

United Nations (Sanctions – Iran) Regulations 2019

UN 2231 List

5 Aug 2019

Libya

Financial Services and Markets (Sanctions and Freezing of Assets of Persons — Libya) Regulations 2023

 

Variable Capital Companies (Sanctions and Freezing of Assets of Persons) Regulations 2020

UN 1970 List

29 Nov 2023

Somalia

Financial Services and Markets (Sanctions and Freezing of Assets of Persons — Somalia) Regulations 2023

 

Variable Capital Companies (Sanctions and Freezing of Assets of Persons) Regulations 2020

UN 1844 List

21 May 2024

South Sudan

Financial Services and Markets (Freezing of Assets of Persons — South Sudan) Regulations 2023

 

Variable Capital Companies (Sanctions and Freezing of Assets of Persons) Regulations 2020

 

United Nations (Sanctions - South Sudan) Regulations 2019

UN 2206 List

25 Jun 2019

Sudan

Financial Services and Markets (Freezing of Assets of Persons — Sudan) Regulations 2023

 

Variable Capital Companies (Sanctions and Freezing of Assets of Persons) Regulations 2020

 

United Nations (Freezing of Assets of Persons – Sudan) Regulations 2006

UN 1591 List

5 Mar 2021

Yemen

Financial Services and Markets (Freezing of Assets of Persons — Yemen) Regulations 2023

 

Variable Capital Companies (Sanctions and Freezing of Assets of Persons) Regulations 2020

 

United Nations (Sanctions – Yemen) Regulations 2015

UN 2140 List

30 Jul 2024

Counter-Terrorism

Terrorism (Suppression of Financing) Act

 

United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Regulations

ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida List

UN 1988 Taliban List

All other persons identified in the First Schedule of the Terrorism (Suppression of Financing) Act

23 Aug 2024

30 Jan 2019

5 Oct 2021

Revoked Regulations and Legislation

Revoked Regulations/Legislation Date of Revocation
 Eritrea The UN sanctions regime on Eritrea was terminated on 14 November 2018.

Cote d’Ivoire

The UN sanctions regime on Cote d'Ivoire was terminated on 28 April 2016.

Liberia

The UN sanctions regime on Liberia was terminated on 2 September 2015.