Organisation: US Department of the Treasury

Recent Trends in Mitigating US Sanctions Risks in Latin America

Featured in The Guide to Corporate Compliance - Fourth Edition

Sanctions remain a preferred tool for the United States to influence behaviour and achieve foreign policy objectives. Recent developments offer insight into where the future of sanctions is headed and Latin American companies can take heed to improve compliance efforts and mitigate potential risk.

25 July 2023

US sanctions agency gives nod to Venezuelan asset sale

The US government agency that administers economic sanctions has indicated it does not oppose the court-supervised auction of an interest in a US refinery business owned by Venezuela’s national oil and gas company PDVSA to pay the state’s creditors.

10 May 2023

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