United States eases sanctions on Venezuela's central bank
→ Sanctions compliance teams at US banks can process transactions with the named Venezuelan banks
USA
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South America
Argentina loosens glacier protections, allows provincial mining approvals
→ Provincial permitting authorities can approve mining in glacier areas
Argentina
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US lifts sanctions on Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez
→ The US removed Delcy Rodríguez from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions list, enabling her to more freely work with US companies and investors.
Latin America
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US reopens embassy in Venezuela
→ US resumed diplomatic operations at its embassy chancery in Caracas, restarting on-site diplomatic work after the mission had been closed since March 2019 and with charge d’affaires Laura F Dogu leading restoration.
USA
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US Treasury Department issues licenses for Venezuela critical-mineral operations
→ The US Treasury Department on March 27, 2026 issued general licenses authorizing the supply of specified items and services for critical-mineral operations in Venezuela and permitting the negotiation and execution of contingent investment contracts there.
Venezuela
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United States offers $3M reward for information on Haiti's criminal groups
→ The incentive seeks to crack gang funding to constrain their operational reach.
Latin America
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Argentina doubles LPG shipments to India
→ This diversifies India's LPG supply amid West Asia disruptions.
Argentina
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Cuba suffers second nationwide blackout in a week
→ The blackout cut island-wide access to the national electricity grid and left hospitals, water systems and other vital centres dependent on isolated 'micro-islands' of generation.
Latin America
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Leonardo acquires Iveco Defence Business for €1.6bn
→ Ownership and operational control of the spun-off IDV Group—including the IDV and ASTRA brands and seven R&D centres—now rests with Leonardo, consolidating responsibility for design, development and production of tracked and wheeled armoured, logistic, and tactical military vehicles under Leonardo's corporate control.
Germany
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US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit halts investors' efforts to trace Argentina's US assets
→ A temporary judicial stay bars investors from using U.S. discovery to locate or access Argentine assets, including central bank reserves, for enforcement of the $16 billion YPF-related judgment.
Argentina
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United States extends creditor protection for Venezuela-owned Citgo
→ A U.S. Treasury license creates a temporary legal bar on creditor enforcement against Citgo's assets, preventing seizures or other enforcement remedies until May 5.
Latin America
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United States eases Venezuela oil sanctions, allows direct sales
→ The authorization establishes a legal framework allowing commercial transactions between U.S. firms and PDVSA and enabling PDVSA to offer oil into U.S. and international markets under Treasury-defined conditions.
South America
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