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OFAC’s Zigama Designation Turns a Rwandan Savings Society Into a Correspondent Banking Problem

Digital Trade OutlookOctober 29, 2026

OFAC has sanctioned Zigama Credit and Savings Society and Rwanda’s Ministry of Defence, citing weapons payments, gold from M23 territory and tens of millions of dollars in transactions.

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