The UK government has welcomed a boost in its own sanctioning powers as new asset freezes and travel bans against foreign individuals come into force this week.
The actions, which target 22 high-profile foreign nationals – are being made under the UK’s ‘Magnitsky Act’, and are specifically intended to target corruption.
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