United States eases sanctions on Venezuela central bank
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United States Treasury Department issued a licence authorising commercial links with the Central Bank of Venezuela and three Venezuelan state banks, including Banco Universal.
Why it matters
The licence creates a narrow legal channel that requires U.S. persons and banks to operate only within its specified authorisations to resume correspondent and commercial banking ties. Transactions that fall outside the licence's scope remain prohibited and will not be processed without separate authorisation.
Implications
- — Correspondent banking desks at U.S. banks must verify immediately that each payment or correspondent instruction involving the Central Bank of Venezuela or the named Venezuelan banks is covered by the Treasury Department licence before processing — transactions outside the licence will be blocked and may trigger enforcement or penalties.
- — Trade‑finance teams at companies transacting with Venezuelan counterparties must obtain written bank confirmation that their payments and settlements are authorised under the new licence before initiating transfers — otherwise payments will not clear and contractual deliveries may fail.
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