U.S. seeks to put sanctions on financial institutions from processing in Venezuela
Devdiscourse News Desk | Washington DC | Updated: 15-03-2019 01:16 IST | Created: 15-03-2019 01:05 IST
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The United States is considering imposing financial sanctions that could prohibit Visa, Mastercard and other financial institutions from processing transactions in Venezuela, a senior Trump administration said on Thursday.
The move, which has not been finalized, would be a significant ratcheting up of pressure on the government of President Nicolas Maduro and his supporters.
"The purpose of these sanctions is to continue to deprive the illegitimate Maduro regime of access to funds and deny their ability to continue stealing from the Venezuelan people," the official said.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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