Sanctions serve to restrict access to strategic resources, technologies, financial systems, trade networks for targeted parties. They are a core instrument of contemporary geopolitical strategy and have major operational implications for financial institutions and corporations. Accordingly, there is a growing demand for professionals with sanctions-focused compliance expertise — both in India’s BFSI sector and globally.

Thus, the course covers the following-

• Introduction & Importance: role in global security, financial compliance
• Understanding Sanctions: definition, objectives, business impact
• Types of Sanctions: comprehensive, targeted, sectoral, trade-based, individual
• Legal Frameworks: international/domestic laws, penalties
• Imposing & Regulatory Bodies: UN, OFAC, EU, UK OFSI, Indian authorities
• Implementation & Compliance: screening, monitoring, escalation, AML integration
• Case Studies & Best Practices: real-world examples, compliance lessons

Understanding Sanctions in today’s geopolitical environment to combat terrorism, proliferation, and human rights violations is of immense importance and to know its impact on global trade, finance, and compliance obligations for institutions.