April 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. government authorized new financial operations with Venezuelan state-owned banks in a measure that partially eases sanctions in place since 2017 and seeks to reopen limited channels for economic activity between the two countries, according to the Department of the Treasury. The decision, published Tuesday by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, allows U.S. companies and entities to conduct transactions with the Central Bank of Venezuela , Banco de Venezuela, Banco