Chile has the highest share of foreign control (54%) of its banking system.
And does this disaster make any statements on Americans taking ships that might be under foreign control, that they're in danger perhaps?
Korn is referring to popular reservations about foreign control of Shin's satellite and television assets, which some think should fall to Thai government hands.
The Spanish acquisitions, combined with the presence of America's Citibank, mean that around half the banking system will now be under foreign control, putting Mexico on a par with such countries as Chile and Argentina.
Only in Brazil, where a lot of bank assets are still under government control, and where there are three large, healthy private Brazilian banks, is the share of banking assets under foreign control likely to remain relatively low.
In Central Europe, for instance, the share of total bank assets controlled by foreign banks has risen from less than 10% in 1994 to over 50% in 1999. (Foreign control is defined as foreigners owning more than 50% of the total equity in a bank).
What remains of the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Control Act still discourages foreign investment.
It shows that foreign companies control the most efficient parts of the Scottish economy.
The department's Office of Foreign Assets Control issued a bulletin Wednesday announcing the additions to the list.
The CFIUS gives the government the right to review transactions that could give foreign persons control over U.S. companies.
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In America, the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control is one of the world's largest users of name-matching technology.
This spring, for instance, a law was passed that will all but repeal the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Control Act.
The disclosure requirement affects any company or entity that is covered by sanctions administered by the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control.
One possible reason for this gap is that a large portion of the economy is still under state or foreign multinational control, which crowds out opportunities for local entrepreneurs.
Mr Werner was previously the head of the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control, the agency responsible for enforcing the US sanctions on countries, including Iran.
Bob Werner was previously the head of the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) - the agency responsible for enforcing the US sanctions on countries including Iran.
Finally, the SEC pledged to cooperate with appropriate U.S. governmental agencies, including the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), to help ensure enforcement of existing U.S. sanctions.
Foreign securities are another option, but investors can buy them only through a securities firm, and the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Control Act still puts obstacles in their way.
Intelsat, based in Luxembourg but with main offices in Washington, is able to do business with Iran despite the U.S. embargo because of a license from the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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However, investigations into the bank by other authorities including the Department of Justice and the Office of Foreign Assets Control continue, and "this lone settlement does not draw a line through the matter, " Symonds said.
Following the allegations earlier this year, the bank was negotiating with the Fed Bank of New York, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the District Attorney of New York's Office and the Department of Justice.
Assistant Treasury Secretary Alastair Fitzpayne wrote in a letter Tuesday to congressional representatives that the famous hip-hop couple traveled to Cuba with a group authorized by the Office of Foreign Assets Control to promote people-to-people contact in Cuba.
The artists' publicists did not immediately respond to emailed requests for comment, and the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control, which is responsible for licensing approved travel to Cuba, said it does not comment on individual cases.
Dr. Tony Wicks, director of anti-money laundering (AML) solutions at NICE Actimize, said the Arab Spring made this a very busy year for everyone in AML, which broadly includes transaction monitoring, customer due diligence (Know Your Customer or Customer Due Diligence) and on the sanctions front, Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) as listed by the UN, the UK Treasury or the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
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Because self-settled asset protection trusts were generally invalid in most U.S. states at that time, Americans who established these trusts in foreign countries risked granting control of their assets to foreign trustees.
The concern was over a foreign entity acquiring control of core Australian financial infrastructure.
In effect, countries will be borrowing in a foreign currency without control of the printing presses.
South Korea has grown increasingly concerned about the potential risks from speculative trading and has taken steps to control foreign investors.
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