US State Dept adds Cuban commercial bank to Cuba Restricted List

The US Department of State has announced the addition of Cuban commercial bank Banco Financiero International S.A. (BFI) to the Cuba Restrictive List. The listing will become effective in early January, upon which direct financial transactions with BFI will be prohibited. BFI has been listed on the basis that it is controlled by the Cuban military, which “uses BFI’s key …