New sanctions · Sept 30, 2026 OFAC tightened the CACR: no U.S. bank accounts for Cuban entrepreneurs, U-turn ended, indirect Restricted List dealings barred, professional-meeting and people-to-people travel ended. Remittances (§515.570) and contractor and import payments (§515.582) unchanged; payments to suppliers outside the U.S. now prohibited.What changed, and how QvaPay keeps the lawful lanes open →

Permitted Fund Flows Every U.S.–Cuba fund flow, with its authority and standing — remittances, payments to independent Cuban contractors, donations, prepaid top-ups, assisted purchases from U.S. providers, buying from Cuban entrepreneurs, and exports from the United States — each shown with its license and its standing after the September 30 rule.See the flows →

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MINCEX / ProCuba (FDI gatekeeper)

aka MINCEX, ProCuba

State — embargo-restricted

Ministry of Foreign Trade & Investment and its promotion arm. Does not own assets — it approves every foreign-investment deal and publishes the official 'Cartera de Oportunidades'. The gate every state privatization must pass through.

Assets controlled

Does not own assets directly — it approves the deals. Every state privatization passes through this gate.

Sources: MINCEX / ProCuba