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BIS: Commerce Department Tightens Export Controls to Nicaragua
BIS: Commerce Department Tightens Export Controls to Nicaragua
March 14, 2024/
The Commerce Department published revisions to the EAR 3/14/2024 to increase restrictions on exports to Nicaragua. This is coming after the State Department added Nicaragua to the list of proscribed countries under ITAR.
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