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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Megan Janetsky

Western Union resumes limited money transfers to Cuba

Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Western Union said Wednesday it has resumed remittance services between the U.S. and Cuba in a limited capacity after two years of the essential economic lifeline being severed.

The company stopped the money transfers in 2020 after then President Donald Trump tightened long-standing U.S. on Cuba. The Biden administration has loosed a handful of the Trump-era restrictions, including remittance payments, but has still left many in place.

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