WASHINGTON—The U.S. Treasury sanctioned Venezuela’s central bank and its director in another step to pressure the nation’s ruling government into handing over power to the Washington-backed opposition. The action on Wednesday would further isolate the country and President Nicolás Maduro’s government from the international financial system by targeting the payment process critical to the nation’s trade, investment and banking industries.

Source: Wall Street Journal April 17, 2019 19:00 UTC