Julio Carranza: “Time goes by and contradictions in Cuba are accumulating”
The economist launches a new alert about the urgent need for a comprehensive reform of the Cuban economy.
Cuban government estimates damages from U.S. embargo at 5 billion dollars in twelve months
The data appears in its annual report on the blockade/embargo, the documentary basis of the resolution that Havana has presented...
MSMEs, complement or appendix of the Cuban economy?
These enterprises have been useful in sharing the blame for the problems in the Cuban economy, just as hurricanes or...
Without calves there are no cows
It is insisted that this is not a war against SMEs; however, the measures announced and admitted by those who...
Antonio Romero: “In Cuba, dogmas prevail over economic rationality”
The University of Havana professor agrees with his colleagues that the way out of the Cuban crisis requires a structural...
Continued inspections and fines for economic actors to “correct distortions”
During inspections, “violations or infractions are detected, which lead to the imposition of high fines, closure of businesses or other...
Cuban economy contracts 1.9% in 2023, according to the government
Minister of economy and planning said that in 2024 the figures “have not been encouraging.”
Government adjusts its plans to “war economy” and announces “single” pricing policy
In the most recent meeting of the Council of Ministers, the Cuban authorities admitted an economic decrease compared to the...
Cuba imported more fuel to generate less electricity in 2023
This is the main conclusion drawn from the annual report “Electricity in Cuba. Selected Indicators 2023", by ONEI.
Inflation hits purchasing power of state salaries, ONEI confirms
While the average salary of state workers grew by a little more than 10% in 2023, the year-on-year inflation of...
MSMEs and state enterprises: a combination to achieve success?
Economic activities many times cease, not because someone has prohibited them, but because, given the context, it is unfeasible to...
Nutritional education in Cuba in full crisis
A Spanish-French entrepreneur defends education for quality food in a Cuba that is fighting against shortages.
New calculation of pensions for age and disability will only apply to Cuban business sector
An official from the Ministry of Labor and Social Security clarified several details of the approved Decree, which does not...
Juan Triana Cordoví: “2024 is going to be really tough”
The facts of macroeconomics continue to be projected mercilessly onto the tables of Cubans. Can we be optimistic?
Cuban government to raise fuel prices and warns it will subsidize people and not products
Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero advanced an economic plan for 2024 when speaking on the first day of the second...
Cuban economy: let’s look to 2024 and start moving
Based on the information available on the different sectors of the economy, it can be anticipated that the goal of...
Díaz-Canel to Cuban emigrants: “we invite you to join this new stage of Cuba”
After two days of sessions, the Cuban president closed this Sunday in Havana the 4th The Nation and Emigration Conference,...
Bancarization yes, what about the elderly?
The new money circulation policy has put senior citizens at a disadvantage. Their dynamics demand a level of knowledge and...
Cuban government lacks financing to guarantee food production
The authorities of the agriculture sector recognize the lack of financing to acquire the fuel and other inputs necessary to...
Who’s going to sell dollars to MSMEs?
Before the bancarization, many Cuban MSMEs accepted payments by transfer. The situation has changed.
Rural depopulation in Cuba, a question of inequality
The inequalities between living conditions in “the countryside” and “the city” are at the heart of the problem.
Cuba’s trade in goods in new cold war (II)
In 2022, the accentuated and historical imbalance between Cuba’s exports and imports was maintained.
The bitter sugar crisis
The results of the most recent harvest confirm the downward trend that has markedly been seen in the last five...
Bankarization in Cuba: what’s heard in the street
In tune with experts or with their own reasons, many Cubans do not hide their concern and distrust with the...
Necessary creative destruction of Cuba’s agricultural model
You don’t move into the future by repeating failed schemes and hoping they give a different result.
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