Cuba’s fragile communist system is showing increasing signs of strain as the island grapples with deepening economic hardship ...

Gil Fernandez regards the US economic, commercial, and financial blockade of Cuba as the principal obstacle Cuba faces in restoring its economy. He indicated that numbers for 2023 will show that ...

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.

Cuba is now confronting new and dire economic challenges along with historic ones. Skip links Skip to Content. Live. ... Cuba’s economy shrank by 11 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

Cuba’s economy shrank by 11 percent in 2020, ... the protests have served to draw attention to Cubans’ plight and spotlighted long-standing issues that need to be addressed with new urgency.

Cuba is grappling with one of the most severe crises in its modern history, marked by economic collapse, mass emigration, and deteriorating living conditions. Widespread blackouts, fuel shortages ...

“We’ve seen people who appear to be beggars,” Feitó told the commission. “When you look at their hands, at the clothes these ...

In Cuba, President Raul Castro has plans to reform the economy, but many challenges lie ahead before the country can move forward. Many of the changes are being implemented slowly because of ...

Cuba's centrally planned economy has long been stunted by its relative isolation from the rest of the world, and the country has relied on its partners to support its citizens.

Cuba's communist government has clung to an economic model based on centralized planning and state control. Protests this month showed that model might be its biggest vulnerability.

As the Trump administration rewrites the rules on Cuba’s economic sanctions, President Raul Castro and other senior officials addressed Cuba’s National Assembly on the economic challenges ...