Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Nicaragua
Type of sectoral sanctions
Gold
Measures
• Sec. 3. Subsections 1(a)(iv)(B) through 1(a)(v) of Executive Order 13851 are replaced with new subsections 1(a)(iv)(B) through 1(a)(vi), to read as follows: ‘‘(B) any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order; (vi) to operate or have operated in the gold sector of the Nicaraguan economy or in any other...
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Authority
US
Program
Executive Order 14088 of October 24, 2022 Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to the Situation in Nicaragua
Regime
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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