FINMA’s Taliban notice:

NEWS

01 May 2026 

Financial sanction 

2026

Updated sanction message: Taliban

The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) has amended the list of sanctioned natural persons, undertakings and organizations of the Regulation of 21. March 2025 on measures against persons and organizations associated with the Taliban (SR 946.231.07).

By decision of 28. In April 2026, the responsible UN Sanctions Committee changed the list of persons, companies and organizations sanctioned in this context. The change is directly applicable in Switzerland. The SECO therefore has on 29. April 2026, the sanctions database SESAM (SECO Sanctions Management), which is relevant for Switzerland, was adapted and the adjustment was published on its website.

In accordance with the provisions of the Regulation, financial intermediaries are required to implement the prohibitions, to block the assets of the sanctioned persons and to report the business relationships concerned to SECO. The report to SECO does not relieve a financial intermediary from making additional clarifications in the event of suspicion in accordance with Art. 6 GwG and, if he cannot clear them, to report it immediately to the notification office for money laundering in accordance with Art. 9 GwG.

and their Sudan notice:

Updated sanction message: Sudan

The Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research WBF has adopted an amendment to the Annex to the Regulation of 25. May 2005 on measures against Sudan (SR 946.231.18).

The UN Sanctions Committee responsible for Sudan on 28. April 2026, the list of sanctioned natural persons, companies and organizations was amended. The change is directly applicable in Switzerland. The SECO therefore has on 29. April 2026, the sanctions database SESAM (SECO Sanctions Management), which is relevant for Switzerland, was adapted and published the adjustment on its website.

In accordance with the provisions of the Regulation, financial intermediaries are required to implement the prohibitions, to block the assets of the sanctioned persons and to report the business relationships concerned to SECO. The report to SECO does not relieve a financial intermediary from making additional clarifications in the event of suspicion in accordance with Art. 6 GwG and, if he cannot clear them, to report it immediately to the notification office for money laundering in accordance with Art. 9 GwG.

and the updates – Taliban:

and Sudan:

Links:

Update Files:

Taliban – PDF, XML

Sudan – PDF, XML

Consolidated Program List – Taliban, Sudan