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Minsk, 17th January: [Belarusian President] Alyaksandr Lukashenka has signed decree No 17 "On the introduction of offshore charges". The decree stipulates that Belarusian legal entities and individual entrepreneurs who are Belarusian residents must pay offshore charges. The offshore charges shall be made on funds transferred to offshore bank accounts belonging to nonresidents of Belarus.It is stipulated that the offshore charges are to be paid into the state budget...
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Send Money Overseas Using U.S. MAIL OR COURIER SERVICE: send a cashiers check or money order ONLY (personal checks and cash cannot be accepted) for the desired amount, plus the non-refundable $30 processing fee, made payable to Department of State, to: Overseas Citizens Services, Department of State, SA-29, 4th Floor, 2201 C St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20520. Include the recipient’s full name, their overseas location, and your name, address, and telephone number. Failure to include the fee will result in the money being deducted from the amount intended for the U.S. citizen. Delivery of overnight/courier mail to OCS may take 3 to 4 days. Regular mail can take 3 to 4 weeks to reach OCS due to on-going irradiation procedures. We strongly discourage this method for emergency use.
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Riga, 6 June: As of 7 June, Latvian banks will only be able to operate in Russia through the use of partner banks, as the Bank of Russia still considers Latvia an offshore zone.Due to amendments to the bank of Russia's regulations, Latvian banks will not be allowed to have registered accounts at Russian banks as of 7 June this year.Janis Brazovskis, deputy head of the Bank of Latvia's credit institution surveillance board, told the BNS that Latvian commercial...