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  Update to UK Sanctions List: Afghanistan Regime and Global Human Rights Regime

  UK Government

  April 16, 2026

  Today, 16 April, the UK government varied 1 entity and 2 individuals under the Afghanistan sanctions regime and corrected 1 entity under the Global Human Rights regime Entities Varied:

  Name	Unique ID
  HAJI KHAIRULLAH HAJI SATTAR MONEY EXCHANGE	AFG0001

    Individuals Varied:

  Name	Unique ID
  Khalil Ahmed HAQQANI	AFG0118
  Abdul Rauf ZAKIR	AFG0130

    Entities Corrected:

  Name	Unique ID
  BSQUARE TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD	GHR0183

   

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  AMLA consults on group-wide requirements and business-wide risk assessment

  AMLA

  April 16, 2026

  Obliged entities have an obligation to identify risk of money laundering or terrorist financing across their operations. A business-wide risk assessment is key for determining the entity’s risk exposure and ensuring it has adequate AML/CFT controls. The draft Guidelines under AMLR Article 10(4) set out minimum expectations for all obliged entities, across the financial and non‑financial sectors, while allowing for proportionality based on the entity’s size, business model and risk profile. They support entities in making informed, risk-based decisions on how to manage their specific risk exposure.

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  Artificial Intelligence Consortium minutes – February 2026

  Bank of England

  April 16, 2026

  The Artificial Intelligence Consortium (AIC) provides a platform for public-private engagement to further dialogue on the capabilities, development, deployment, use, and potential risks of artificial intelligence (AI) in UK financial services. As stated in the AIC’s Terms of reference, the views expressed by the members in these minutes and any subsequent outputs do not reflect the views of their institutions, the Bank of England (Bank) or the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The activities, discussions, and outputs of the members should not be taken as an indication of future policy by the Bank or FCA.