US Government designates the Central Bank of Syria and high-ranking officials in the Syrian Government and issues related FAQs

On December 22, 2020, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) formally added the Central Bank of Syria (“CBOS”) to the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (the “SDN List”) along with certain high-ranking officials in the Syrian government and affiliated entities.  Concurrent with OFAC’s designations, the US State Department (State Department) designated six Syrian individuals pursuant to Section 2 of Executive Order 13894, “Blocking Property and Suspending Entry of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Syria.”

See https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/recent-actions/20201222

https://www.state.gov/syria-sanctions-designations-on-the-anniversary-of-un-security-council-resolution-2254/