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New amendments are limited and hard to apply
With great hoopla, the government of the United States has just announced new amendments to the restrictions of trade with Cuba. Some consider that these measures constitute a "giant"…
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Official Cuban reaction to U.S. moves is restrained satisfaction
The U.S. action to ease the embargo against Cuba points Washington "on the right road," says a report Wednesday in the daily Granma, official organ of the Cuban Communist Party.
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U.S. makes drastic changes in Cuba-related financing, exports and travel
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced new amendments that further…
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‘I charge a lot because I pay a lot’
The problems of farming and the high prices of food in Cuba are summarized in those words by a greengrocer who, though he sells directly to the consumer, refuses to lower his prices.
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Cuba and the audacity of hope
Last week, White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough offered a teaser about the year ahead: He said, "We'll do audacious executive actions throughout the course of the year, I am…
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Love, a few clicks away
Unrequited romances, renunciations, spectacular re-encounters marked by the desire -- or the need -- to leave Cuba. When the youth of a country bases almost all of their projects…
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The Cuban economy in 2015
The economic data for the end of 2015 -- scant as they were -- left a bittersweet taste in Cubans' mouths. There was a mixture of good and not-so-good news.
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Cuba and the U.S. – the state of the reunion
During the first days of the New Year, we got to see first-hand the benefits of the new Cuba policy when we joined a trade delegation led by Virginia's Governor Terry McAuliffe - a…
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Cuba and the United States facing 2016
This will be an election year in the United States and every political act will be seen through the prism of electoral convenience. The topic of Cuba does not escape this conditioning,…
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The press and the National Assembly: Questions flow through the streets
Why doesn't Cuban media deal with economic subjects in analytical depth, in a manner accessible to the population as a whole? Why don't they put on the table the various ways to carry…
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