Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Nicaragua
Type of sectoral sanctions
Financial measures
Measures
• Sec. 4. Subsection 1(b) of Executive Order 13851 is replaced with a new subsection 1(b), to read as follows: ‘‘(b) The following are prohibited: (iii) new investment in any sector of the Nicaraguan economy as may be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, by a United States person, wherever loc...
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US
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Executive Order 14088 of October 24, 2022 Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to the Situation in Nicaragua
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OFAC country specific
Target State
Nicaragua
Official Information
President Biden is taking further action to demonstrate our commitment to the Nicaraguan people by expanding the tools to hold the Ortega-Murillo regime accountable for its escalating human rights violations, continued dismantling of democratic institutions, attacks on civil society, and increasing security cooperation with Russia. President Bide...
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