On 28 October, the EU Sanctions Blog reported that Cuba’s Foreign Ministry has announced that Western Union will close its 407 agencies located in Cuba because new US sanctions measures prevent it from working with its counterpart Fincimex, which is run by the Cuban military.

https://www.europeansanctions.com/2020/10/western-union-to-close-407-offices-in-cuba-following-new-sanctions/ 

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Chartered Legal Executive and former senior manager with Isle of Man Customs and Excise, where I was (amongst other things) Sanctions Officer (for UN/EU sanctions), Export Licensing Officer and Manager of the Legal-Library & Collectorate Support Section View all posts by raytodd2017