US further eases Cuba trade and travel restrictions
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WASHINGTON- The United States on Friday announced new measures to further ease trade, travel and financial restrictions on Cuba as President Barack Obama seeks to make his opening to the communist-ruled island irreversible before he leaves office in January.
The changes, the latest in a series of new rules since the two former Cold War foes began normalizing relations in December 2014, will allow export to Cuba of some US consumer goods sold online and let US firms improve Cuban infrastructure for humanitarian purposes, the US Treasury and Commerce Departments said in a statement.
They also lift limits on the amount of Cuban rum and cigars US travelers can bring home for personal use.
