CNN: US lifts Syria sanctions post-regime change, raising ML, terror financing, and evasion risks, heightening global compliance challenges.

Syria has long been recognized as a focal point for illicit financial activities, including money laundering, terrorist financing, and sanctions evasion. The easing of sanctions heightens fears that weakened regulatory oversight could trigger an increase in illicit financial flows originating from or transiting through the country. This development presents immediate and complex challenges for global financial institutions, regulators, and compliance…