High Risk /Sanctioned country List
* Countries marked in Bold are sanctioned countries
Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman lslands, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Indonesia, lran, lraq, lsrael, lvory Coast, Kenya, Latvia, Liberia, Lithuania, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Panama, Russia, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Yemen
High Risk Business Activity
• Money Service Businesses
• Dealers and Brokers in Precious Metals and Stones
• lnvestment Management Companies
• Arms/ Weapons/ Military related
• Religious/ Charitable Organizations
• Associations/ Cooperative/ Social/ Professional Societies
• Trusts (Escrow accounts opened for property developers do not fall in this category)
• Auction Houses
• Dealers in Luxury Goods
• Real Estate Businesses: Agents, consultants, brokers, dealers
• Online Payment Providers/ Companies who provide payment or funds transfers solutions
• Corporate Service Providers/ Nominee Relationsip/ Fiduciary Service Providers
• Correspondent Banks
• Oil/ Gas / Petrochemical related
• Automotive or Steel industry relaled
• Media Companies involved in Print, Online, Radio and Television news/current affairs coverage
• General Trading Companies