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United States of America: Restrictions on the social media platform WeChat

Description

On August 6, 2020 President Trump invoked his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the National Emergencies Act to issue an executive order restricting the operations of...

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Intervention Details

Intervention Type

Controls on commercial transactions and investment instruments

MAST Chapter

Capital control measures

Implementation date

20 Sep 2020

Revocation date

11 Jun 2021

Implementation level

National

Affected flow

Outward

Announced as temporary

No

Eligible firms

firm-specific

Affected Trading Partners

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