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The eloquence of data
Data, necessary to ascertain what needs to be done, reduces reality to numbers and percentages. A reality that millions of Cubans deal with every day.
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Cuba’s worsening food crisis means US blockade must end now (+Español)
Frei Betto visited Cuba in June. For him, the “current shortages are more severe than in the Special Period (1990-1995).”
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USCIS reopens field office in Havana (+Español)
The office will assist with U.S. immigration casework and benefits, including interviews and processing of pending Cuban Family Reunification Parole cases.
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The Central Bank of Cuba does not understand the demand for money
Today almost no central bank pursues specific goals on the amount of money in circulation. This was a widespread practice in previous decades.
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El Banco Central de Cuba no entiende la demanda de dinero (+English)
La cantidad de dinero que demanda una economía depende de cuatro variables fundamentales: el valor, tasa de interés, costos, y velocidad de circulación.
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En concreto
Más que Breve, Brevísimo
Progreso Weekly/Semanal
Pánfilo: “Ahora tú vas a un cajero y te puedes encontrar tres cosas: uno, que está roto, dos que está sin dinero o tres, que tiene…
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De cajeros y bancos
¿Garantiza la red bancaria la existencia de dinero en las bandejas de los cajeros automáticos?
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Putting out fire with gasoline
Cuba’s Central Bank Resolution 111 seems suicidal. And attempting to apply what it dictates at this time is going to mean a devastating blow for everyone.
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Apagar un incendio con gasolina
Aumentar los niveles de bancarización es imprescindible para nuestra economía, pero la Resolución 111 que acaba de liberar el Banco Central es suicida.
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“What happens when the bank runs out of money, Sancho?”
This is what Don Quixote would probably say if he were the owner of a small or medium sized business, or an economist for a Cuban state company.
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