Getting the Cuban People’s Pesos into the Government Banks
The illustrations in this issue are inspired by the effort of the Cuban government to restrict the flow of cash currency in the country.
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Business & Economy
Cuba: Putting Out Fire with Gasoline
It is going to mean a devastating blow for everyone: pensioners, workers, small owners, students, the unemployed, remittances, everyone.
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Cuba: One Economic Slip-up after Another
Unaware or ignoring the way the market economy works that they’ve tried to kick start, the Government is poking around in the dark…
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Provinces Compete for Economic Results, Upbeat Data in Hand
A kind reader asks me why the Cuban economy is having so much difficulty getting ahead and improving the living conditions of the population.
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Confusion and Doubts in Cuba over New Banking Regulation
It was 10:00 AM and people in line for the ATM at the Banco Metropolitano on Infanta and San José in Central Havana were growing impatient.
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No Money and Plenty of Garbage
Yesterday I went to withdraw money from the Toyo ATM and at times I thought that the fish market located thirty meters away had stocked up.
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What Happens When the Bank Runs Out of Money, Sancho?
This is what Don Quixote might 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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Cuba’s Central Bank Imposes New ATM Rules
The Central Bank of Cuba issues measures to force electronic banking operations as of this Thursday, August 3rd.
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Cuba’s Ration Stores are the Target of Increased Theft
The stolen products affected the sale of the meager rations to the population, whose complaints led to inventories and audits
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New Mining Concessions Granted in Nicaragua Denounced
The three concessions the regime intends to grant are equivalent to 226,083 hectares, denounced Fundacion del Rio.
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