ONLINE COURSE
SANCTIONS & EMBARGOES – AN IN DEPTH UNDERSTANDING FOR THE FINANCIAL SECTOR
25-26 November, 2025
Unprecedented sanctions on Russia change the game and demand for expert compliance.
Master global sanctions, safeguard your organization and protect your reputation.
Eligible for HRDA Subsidy
25-26 November 2025 | Online Seminar | 14:00-17:30
Eligible for 7 CPD units
Webinar Description
Sanctions and embargoes have become a critical area of compliance for all obliged entities under Cypriot AML law. With evolving global geopolitical situations -particularly the Russia – Ukraine conflict and the EU/US sanctions that followed -understanding and correctly applying sanctions frameworks is more important than ever.
This program provides an in-depth understanding of how sanctions and embargoes work, their regulatory foundations, and how organizations can identify, assess, and mitigate related risks effectively.
Benefits of attending:
- Analyse the particulars of each client to estimate the risk derived from their activities
- Interpret the regulations on sanctions to make sure they are fully understandable by all staff
- Apply all provisions of the relevant laws, directives, and policies to mitigate the risks derived from Sanctions and Embargoes
- Discover cases of possible Sanctions Violations and act accordingly
- Design proper policies and procedures based on the risk appetite of the organisation to mitigate any sanctions and embargo risks
- Information Management Mastery: Learn to organize and protect collected information with robust methodologies.
- Critical Evaluation Skills: Develop the ability to assess and defend the accuracy of online data from various sources.
- Collaborative Policy Development: Work effectively with management to establish secure and comprehensive profile search policies.
Suitable For:
- Compliance Officers and MLROs
- AML / KYC / EDD Analysts and Investigators
- Risk Officers and Internal Auditors
- Fraud and Financial Crime Investigators
- Legal and Insolvency Officers
Theodoros Stavrou
Head of Compliance of Société Générale Bank – Cyprus, Accredited Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) with extensive experience in the field. He is also a Learning and Development Director, and founding member of Cyprus Compliance Association.
In 2001 he joined MOKAS, the FIU of Cyprus as an Investigator on Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing cases. Apart from his main duties as he was also the representative of Cyprus in different organisations like Europol, the MONEYVAL committee of the Council of Europe, FIU.net and others.
He introduced in Cyprus FIU the automated system for the submission and analysis of suspicious transactions/activities reports.
