Reforms

A New U.S.-Cuba Policy: Did Cuba Win?

Published March 2, 2015 | By EcoCuba

Posted in Investment, Reforms, Tourism | Tagged Cuba

Cuba inches towards market socialism

Published March 27, 2011 | By EcoCuba

27 March 2011 Last updated at 16:27 GMT

Cuba inches towards market socialism
By Robert Plummer Business reporter, BBC News

The guardians of Cuba's struggling socialist system seem to have decided
that their revolution now needs a dose of evolution.… Continue reading →

Posted in Debt, Economia Cubana, Economy, Energy, Food, Oil, Reforms, Rice, Sugar | Tagged china, Cuba, economy, food, government, rice, self-employed, trade, venezuela

Cuba reforms: Small businesses spring up in Havana

Published March 26, 2011 | By EcoCuba

26 March 2011 Last updated at 00:51 GMT

Cuba reforms: Small businesses spring up in Havana
By Michael Voss BBC News, Havana

Something is happening on the streets of Havana that hasn't been seen
for years.

Small businesses are starting… Continue reading →

Posted in Bank, Economia Cubana, Economy, Food, Import, Reforms | Tagged china, Cuba, economy, embargo, food, government, self-employed, shop, tax, trade

Cuba to carry out economic reforms while keeping socialism

Published March 26, 2011 | By EcoCuba

Cuba to carry out economic reforms while keeping socialism
English.news.cn 2011-03-26 10:58:28

HAVANA, March 25 (Xinhua) — The upcoming congress of the Cuban
Communist Party in April will introduce several economic reforms while
the country retains socialism, Cuban leader Raul… Continue reading →

Posted in Economia Cubana, Economy, Reforms | Tagged Cuba, economy, law, sanctions, tax

Cuba economy minister replaced, to focus on reform

Published March 26, 2011 | By EcoCuba

Cuba economy minister replaced, to focus on reform
By Rosa Tania Valdes
HAVANA | Fri Mar 25, 2011 10:54pm EDT

(Reuters) – Cuban Economy Minister Marino Murillo has been replaced by
his top deputy so he can concentrate on overseeing… Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Economia Cubana, Economy, Reforms | Tagged Cuba, economy, government

Castro takes pressure off reform process

Published March 19, 2011 | By EcoCuba

Castro takes pressure off reform process

The economic "actualization" the country is undertaking will take at
least five years, and it is too big a task to be pressed by time,
President Raúl Castro said during a meeting of the… Continue reading →

Posted in Economia Cubana, Economy, Reforms | Tagged economy, government

Q&A: Cuba’s economic changes

Published March 15, 2011 | By EcoCuba

15 March 2011 Last updated at 11:00 GMT

Q&A: Cuba's economic changes

Cuba is devaluing its hard-currency convertible peso, used mostly by
tourists and foreign firms, by about 8% as part of efforts to revive the
economy.

It will now… Continue reading →

Posted in Economia Cubana, Economy, Exchange rate, Oil, Reforms, Rice, Sugar | Tagged china, Cuba, economy, embargo, government, independent, rice, sanctions, self-employed, tax, venezuela

Cuban state layoffs move slowly, workers uneasy

Published March 8, 2011 | By EcoCuba

Cuban state layoffs move slowly, workers uneasy
2:45pm EST
By Marc Frank

CAMAGUEY, Cuba (Reuters) – Cuba's program to slash 500,000 state jobs
nationwide has barely gotten off the ground in the provinces, as
officials scramble to provide alternatives and… Continue reading →

Posted in Debt, Economia Cubana, Economy, Reforms, Services, Tourism | Tagged Cuba, economy, government, self-employed

Port, ferry operators want to run a slow boat to Cuba

Published March 6, 2011 | By EcoCuba

Port, ferry operators want to run a slow boat to Cuba
travel to Cuba?
By William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau
10:07 p.m. EST, March 5, 2011

WASHINGTON — Imagine boarding a deluxe ferry boat at Port Everglades or
the Port… Continue reading →

Posted in Economia Cubana, Economy, Reforms | Tagged airport, Cuba, economy, embargo, France, government, port, sanctions, shiping, Spain

Cuba issues more than 113,000 self-employment licenses

Published March 4, 2011 | By EcoCuba

Cuba issues more than 113,000 self-employment licenses
Published March 04, 2011
EFE

Havana – More than 113,000 licenses to start businesses were granted in
the first four months of President Raul Castro's push to expand the
scope for self-employment and… Continue reading →

Posted in Economia Cubana, Food, Reforms, Transport | Tagged Cuba, food, government, independent, self-employed

Cubans’ 50-year tax holiday coming to an end

Published March 3, 2011 | By EcoCuba

Cubans' 50-year tax holiday coming to an end
AFP March 3, 2011, 12:13 pm

HAVANA (AFP) – For years, Cubans trying to eke out a living have had one
small comfort: that whatever income they managed to scrape together was… Continue reading →

Posted in Economia Cubana, Economy, Reforms, Services | Tagged Cuba, economy, government, law, tax

Cuban reforms delayed: who and how do you sacks half a million state workers?

Published March 3, 2011 | By EcoCuba

Wednesday, March 2nd 2011 – 07:00 UTC

Cuban reforms delayed: who and how do you sacks half a million state
workers?

Cuba's plans to lay off half a million state workers by the end of March
are behind schedule, President… Continue reading →

Posted in Debt, Economia Cubana, Economy, Food, Reforms | Tagged Cuba, economy, food, government

Cuba Needs 5 Years to Reform Economy, Raul Castro Says

Published March 3, 2011 | By EcoCuba

Cuba Needs 5 Years to Reform Economy, Raul Castro Says

HAVANA – The economic reforms now under way in Cuba will take at least
five years to be fully implemented, President Raul Castro said,
acknowledging a delay in the planned… Continue reading →

Posted in Economia Cubana, Economy, Reforms | Tagged Cuba, economy, government

Cuba’s Raul Castro admits mass lay-offs behind schedule

Published March 1, 2011 | By EcoCuba

1 March 2011 Last updated at 10:33 GMT

Cuba's Raul Castro admits mass lay-offs behind schedule

Cuba's plans to lay off half a million state workers by the end of March
are behind schedule, President Raul Castro has acknowledged.

Mr… Continue reading →

Posted in Debt, Economia Cubana, Economy, Reforms | Tagged Cuba, economy, embargo, government, trade

Cuban docs, patients urged to be cost-conscious

Published February 19, 2011 | By EcoCuba

Health

Cuban docs, patients urged to be cost-conscious
Published February 18, 2011

Havana – Communist Party daily Granma called on everyone Friday to be
more aware of the amount of money Cuba spends to provide free universal
healthcare.

In an… Continue reading →

Posted in Economia Cubana, Reforms, Services | Tagged Cuba, embargo, government, United States

Still no layoffs in Cuba 5 months after announced

Published February 19, 2011 | By EcoCuba

Posted on Saturday, 02.19.11

Still no layoffs in Cuba 5 months after announced
By PAUL HAVEN
Associated Press

HAVANA — Yordan Rodriguez hasn't showed up for work in four months, but
he still has a job – for now at… Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Economia Cubana, Economy, Food, Reforms, Sugar, Tourism | Tagged construction, Cuba, economy, embargo, food, government

Dissidents press Cuba to allow free movement

Published February 19, 2011 | By EcoCuba

Thursday, February 17, 2011 11:19 am TWN, AFP

Dissidents press Cuba to allow free movement
HAVANA — Dissidents pushed Tuesday for Cuba's communist government to
include freedom of movement and foreign travel for all Cubans as part of
upcoming economic… Continue reading →

Posted in Economia Cubana, Reforms | Tagged Cuba, government

The Sharp Edge of Change

Published February 13, 2011 | By EcoCuba

EDUCATION-CUBA

The Sharp Edge of Change
By Ivet González

HAVANA, Feb 11, 2011 (IPS) – Tougher entrance exams for higher
education, to be applied in the next academic year in Cuba, are worrying
families who see getting into university as… Continue reading →

Posted in Agricultura, Economia Cubana, Import, Reforms | Tagged Cuba, EU, ron, trade

Florida airports preparing for higher demand for flights to Cuba

Published February 9, 2011 | By EcoCuba

Florida airports preparing for higher demand for flights to Cuba
By William E. Gibson and Doreen Hemlock, Sun Sentinel
9:49 p.m. EST, February 6, 2011
WASHINGTON —

Airport officials in Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, Key West and possibly
Orlando plan to… Continue reading →

Posted in Economia Cubana, Food, Reforms, Services, Tourism | Tagged airport, Cuba, embargo, food, government, law, trade, United States

Inside Cuba, small businesses ramp up tourism offer

Published February 9, 2011 | By EcoCuba

Inside Cuba, small businesses ramp up tourism offer
By Marc Frank
CIENFUEGOS, Cuba | Tue Jan 25, 2011 9:51am EST

Communist Cuba's recent easing of red tape for private enterprise is
improving services for tourists in provincial towns on the… Continue reading →

Posted in Economia Cubana, Economy, Food, Reforms, Services, Tourism | Tagged Cuba, economy, embargo, food, government, port, trade, United States

Venezuela clicks in for web-starved Cubans

Published February 9, 2011 | By EcoCuba

Venezuela clicks in for web-starved Cubans
By Marc Frank in Havana
Published: January 19 2011 22:47 | Last updated: January 19 2011 22:47

It has been said that the only things the Cuban government can do
nothing about are the… Continue reading →

Posted in Economia Cubana, Economy, Reforms | Tagged Cuba, economy, embargo, government, internet, sanctions, venezuela

Cuba’s economic changes create new entrepreneurs

Published February 4, 2011 | By EcoCuba

Posted on Sunday, 01.30.11

Cuba's economic changes create new entrepreneurs
By PAUL HAVEN
Associated Press

HAVANA — Where some might see a rotten window frame pocked by termites,
Julio Cesar Hidalgo envisions a polished takeout counter, the rich smell
of… Continue reading →

Posted in Bank, Corruption, Economia Cubana, Economy, Food, Import, Investment, Nickel, Oil, Real estate, Reforms, Remittances, Rice, Services, Sugar, Tobacco, Transport | Tagged Cuba, economy, embargo, EU, food, government, hotel, independent, internet, ron, rum, shop, tax, trade, United States, USA

List of 178 Cuban private-sector jobs

Published February 4, 2011 | By EcoCuba

Posted on Sunday, 01.30.11

List of 178 Cuban private-sector jobs
By Associated Press

Cubans can now seek licenses for any of the following 178 private-sector
jobs, under economic reforms announced last year by President Raul Castro:

1. Musical Instrument Tuning… Continue reading →

Posted in Economia Cubana, Food, Oil, Reforms | Tagged china, construction, EU, food, ron, rum, shop

Castro layoff plan has even the left furious

Published December 19, 2010 | By EcoCuba

Posted on Sunday, 12.19.10
THE CUBAN ECONOMY

Castro layoff plan has even the left furious
BY JUAN O. TAMAYO
jtamayo@ElNuevoHerald.com

Cuba's draconian plan to lay off 10 percent of its workforce is running
into a slew of problems – not… Continue reading →

Posted in Corruption, Economia Cubana, Economy, Food, Reforms | Tagged airport, Cuba, economy, food, government, hotel, independent, internet, ron, USA

Raul Castro touts economic changes

Published December 19, 2010 | By EcoCuba

Posted on Saturday, 12.18.10
Raul Castro touts economic changes
By ANNE-MARIE GARCIA
Associated Press

HAVANA — Cuban President Raul Castro told legislators Saturday that the
future of the country's revolution is at stake as the government tries
to institute sweeping… Continue reading →

Posted in Economia Cubana, Economy, Reforms | Tagged Cuba, economy, embargo, government, ron, United States

Cash-strapped Cuba says export earnings way up

Published December 18, 2010 | By EcoCuba

Cash-strapped Cuba says export earnings way up
Fri Dec 17, 2010 5:44pm GMT
* Good news for communist country and creditors
* No information on imports and balance of payments
By Marc Frank

HAVANA, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Cuba's exports… Continue reading →

Posted in Bank, Debt, Economia Cubana, Economy, Export, Import, Investment, Nickel, Oil, Reforms, Rice, Services, Sugar, Tourism | Tagged Cuba, economy, embargo, EU, government, trade, venezuela

Cuba: pirates with permits

Published December 16, 2010 | By EcoCuba

Cuba: pirates with permits

Cuba's new economic reforms bring out the DVD bootleggers.
By Nick Miroff
Published: December 16, 2010 06:08 ET in The Americas

HAVANA, Cuba — It might take years for Raul Castro's economic reforms to
significantly alter… Continue reading →

Posted in Economia Cubana, Reforms, Rice, Services | Tagged Cuba, EU, government, law, ron, sanctions, tax, trade

Reforms feed new private restaurants in Raul’s Cuba

Published December 15, 2010 | By EcoCuba

Reforms feed new private restaurants in Raul's Cuba

Once almost suffocated by regulation and ideological taboos, Cuba's
small private restaurants are now mushrooming in a more market-friendly
atmosphere spurred by President Raul Castro's economic reforms.

New restaurants, cafeterias and fast-food… Continue reading →

Posted in Economia Cubana, Food, Import, Reforms | Tagged china, Cuba, food, government, ron

Cuba bows to pressure to reform its economy

Published December 13, 2010 | By EcoCuba

Cuba bows to pressure to reform its economy
By Marc Frank in Havana
Published: December 13 2010 17:32

Rising debt charges are forcing Cuba to reshape its Soviet-style
economy, with leading creditor China among those cheering on the changes.

A… Continue reading →

Posted in Debt, Economia Cubana, Economy, Investment, Nickel, Oil, Reforms | Tagged china, Cuba, economy, embargo, France, government, self-employed, trade, trading partner, USA, venezuela, Vietnam

Even China complained Cuba wasn’t paying its bills

Published December 11, 2010 | By EcoCuba

Posted on Friday, 12.10.10
WikiLeaks: Even China complained Cuba wasn't paying its bills
By Juan O. Tamayo
The Miami Herald

Cuba's financial situation "could become fatal'' within two to three
years and the country risks being "insolvent'' as early as… Continue reading →

Posted in Debt, Economia Cubana, Economy, Investment, Reforms | Tagged china, Cuba, economy, France, government, Mariel, port, restructuring, Spain

US cable: Cuba to be insolvent within 2-3 years

Published December 10, 2010 | By EcoCuba

Posted on Friday, 12.10.10
US cable: Cuba to be insolvent within 2-3 years
By PAUL HAVEN
Associated Press

HAVANA — A newly released confidential U.S. diplomatic cable predicts
Cuba's economic situation could become "fatal" within two to three
years, and… Continue reading →

Posted in Agricultura, Economia Cubana, Economy, Food, Investment, Reforms, Transport | Tagged china, Cuba, economy, embargo, food, France, government, Spain, trade

Opposition wants Cuba’s socialist model dumped, not updated

Published December 9, 2010 | By EcoCuba

Politics

Opposition wants Cuba's socialist model dumped, not updated
Published December 07, 2010 EFE

Havana – Prominent dissident Guillermo Fariñas and two other members of
the opposition presented here Tuesday a document rejecting the Raul
Castro administration's plan of adjustments,… Continue reading →

Posted in Corruption, Economia Cubana, Reforms | Tagged Cuba, EU, government, venezuela

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