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From Havana: A reaction to the Cuba Study Group’s proposals on Cuba
The CSG is the only visible alternative to place the issue of improving relations with Cuba on the Miami electoral agenda and confront the dominance of the extreme right within this…
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The changing context for the Cuban private sector
Making self-employment more flexible is a decision whose logic has been widely discussed within the framework of the 'update' of the Cuban economy.
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Covid struck while on a visit to Havana. He then fixed the building where he lived.
The story of a visitor taken by surprise by Covid-19 who invited several neighbors to "put some sweat equity" into the building they lived in.
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Two realities and the same ideology
How a socialist society with a single party and centralized institutions has led their economy to rank among the leaders of the most dynamic region in the world.
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Cuba’s options when dealing with the United States
Cuba has no other option but to adapt. The key is to know what you want and trust the intelligence of the people to understand it.
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A review of Cuba policy: Two opinions
Two Progreso Weekly collaborators, both who live in Havana and specialize in the relations between the U.S. and Cuba, provide a look at possible future policy decisions by the Biden…
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Sales in convertible currency and the cycle that must be broken
Opening new spaces and overcoming the existing obstacles is part of the comprehensive reform in which progress must be made.
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Cuba’s economy + Covid
Cubans use harsh words we'd rather not publish when standing in the now not so unusual long lines. When it comes to the economy they think of the dinner table and their pockets while in…
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2020 as prelude to monetary reform
In Cuba, 2020 ended with a decrease of the Gross Domestic Product by around 11 percent, the steepest drop since 1991.
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Rest in peace and in light my friend
German Piniella, a friend, a mentor, and one of the original members of the group that helped create Progreso Weekly has died in Havana.
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