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Cuba's private sector accounted for most of the value of retail sales for the first time last year, new government data shows ...
Cuba's once-promising economy, fueled by sugar exports and booming tourism, was dramatically destroyed by Fidel Castro's ...
Cash-strapped Cuba's grueling crisis shows no signs of improvement, Cuban Economy Minister Joaquin Alonso said on Monday, ...
Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera said the island’s beggars were faking poverty to make ‘easy’ money, drawing public outrage.
“We’ve seen people who appear to be beggars,” Feitó told the commission. “When you look at their hands, at the clothes these people are wearing, they’re disguised as beggars; they’re not beggars.
Facing worsening economic prospects, the Cuban government will allow joint ventures between state enterprises and local ...
Over six decades of revolution have taken their toll. It is time for the international community to raise awareness of Cuba’s desperate reality — and to demand change from its leadership.
Sandro Castro, grandson of Fidel Castro, faces backlash for flaunting his wealth on social media amid Cuba's economic crisis.
Cuba is suffering its worst economic crisis in decades, perhaps since 1959. Here’s what’s preventing new mass protests. | Opinion ...
Cuba is suffering an unprecedented economic crisis. In the last month, the government has said more than one million people - around 10% of its population - are without running water.
China made that decision because of Cuba’s failure to implement market reforms to revive its moribund economy and pay its debts to Chinese companies, The Financial Times reported Oct. 13.
Cuba's economy grew less than expected in the first half of 2018 and an ongoing liquidity crisis will force fresh belt tightening, President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Sunday.