• Clarifying scope of sanctions imposed by Executive Order 13660, assessing possible ways to address sanctions relief and monitoring relevant developments applicable to such matters

Duration: March 7, 2016 to September 6, 2016

General Issues: Banking, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Foreign Relations

Spending: about $170,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2016: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, State - Dept of (DOS), Commerce - Dept of (DOC)

Related Foreign Entities: Troika Dialog Group Limited (George Town, CAY); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 100%; SBGB CYPRUS LIMITED (2003 Nicosia, CYP); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 100%; SB International S.a.r.l. (L1855 Luxembourg, LUX); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 100%; Sberbank of Russia (Moscow, RUS); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 100%