New Cuba Order Expands Sanctions Risk for Foreign Firms

Posted 5/4/26

President Trump signed a new Cuba sanctions executive order May 1 authorizing blocking sanctions against foreign persons tied to repression, corruption, Cuban government entities or specified sectors of the Cuban economy. The order targets foreign persons determined to operate in Cuba’s energy, defense and related materiel, metals and mining, financial services, or security sectors, as well as any other Cuban sector later identified by Treasury in consultation with State.

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