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2009 · OFAC REGULATION

OFAC amendments easing family travel and remittances

· Superseded

Amended the Cuban Assets Control Regulations to permit certain family travel to Cuba, licensed remittance services, and related transactions, implementing the policy direction announced by the Obama administration in April 2009.

Citation
74 FR 46000
Authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control

First major easing of travel and remittance restrictions on Cuba since they were tightened in the 1990s and 2000s.

Topics

  • Travel
  • Remittances
  • Finance

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