Britain has barred Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos and Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash and has frozen their UK assets, the government announced on Thursday, in what it said was part of a new crackdown on 'dirty money'.

The UK government sanctioned three tycoons that it dubbed “notorious kleptocrats” in a fresh attempt to crack down on dirty money flows.Most Read from BloombergTrump Promises Could Have Seismic Impact on Washington EconomyParis to Replace Parking Spaces With TreesTokyo’s Scorching Summers Focus Public Anger Against Tree CuttingNYC Mayor Adams Names Jessica Tisch to Lead Police Head Amid ProbesNew York’s Transit Agency Approves $9 Congestion TollIsabel dos Santos,

The UK government on Thursday announced sanctions on Angola's Isabel dos Santos, the billionaire businesswoman and daughter of the country's former president, as part of a new anti-corruption drive. The Conservative government of Boris Johnson announced the first sanctions under its new global anti-corruption regime in 2021.

Britain has imposed a travel ban and an asset freeze on Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos under its global anti-corruption sanctions regime, the British government said on Thursday. Dos Santos, whose father Jose Eduardo dos Santos ruled Angola for 38 years until 2017,

In June 2021, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree imposing sanctions on Firtash, including the freezing of his assets and withdrawal of licences from his companies, after accusing him of selling titanium products to Russian military companies.

Britain says unscrupulous individuals selfishly deprive their fellow citizens of much-needed funding for education, healthcare and infrastructure.