Analysis: Trump’s (new?) Cuba policy
Source : Johannes Werner Thu Jun 22, 11:03 am ESTShrouded in a speech loaded with threats — essentially demanding surrender by the Cuban government — are two measures that matter to businesses: A prohibition of individual travel by U.S. subjects, and a prohibition to interact with armed-forces controlled companies. Previous Top Stories
Economy
A week after Trump announcement, Cuba reduces tourism growth expectations
Cuba expects 4.2 million visitors this year, only 5% more than last year. After a 15% rise this winter season, this forecast would mean stagnation or even a decrease in visitor numbers for the remainder of this year
Canadian trade credit agency reaches milestone in Cuba
Saudi Arabia grants new $26.6m loan
Consulting group expects U.S. travel to Cuba to reach 2m by 2025
Reuters: Cuban farmland lies fallow, production languishes
Forbes: American, Delta and United stand pat on Cuba, but experts expect traffic declines
CNBC: Trump's new policy might not stop flights and cruises, but it could slow hotel development
The Economist: The miracle of marabu, Cuba's wonderful weed
Companies
European budget carrier enters Cuban market
Giving a boost to a Spanish airline's Cuba route, budget airline Ryanair Holdings Plc said it will offer a connection to Havana.
U.S. booking engine offers Cuba services
Spanish investors pursue big golf plans in Cuba
Spanish company may build $23m factory at Mariel
CNN Money: Trump's Cuba policy gives pause to U.S. companies doing business there
Miami Herald: A Cuban vaccine might some day turn lung cancer into a chronic disease
Reuters: Expedia begins offering online booking of hotels in Cuba
Tampa Bay Business Journal: Southwest CEO casts wary eye on Cuba flights
Politics
Analysis: The recurring Cuban claims question, part 2
So you have a copy of the title document whereby your aunt Yuya took title to a parcel of land in Cuba back in, say, the 1940s. What does it mean for Aunt Yuya's heirs of recovering title to that property?
Trump administration announces first OFAC Cuba fine
Analysis: Trump, between rewarding hardliners and minding business
Pro-normalizers make big push ahead of Trump policy announcement
Reuters: Minnesota will still engage with Cuba despite Trump setback
The Atlantic: Cuba won't negotiate Trump's new policy
Washington Post: Trump tries to redefine 'good' U.S. tourism. Than includes putting visitors back on tour buses
Miami Herald: Cuba to Trump: We need to continue to cooperate and coexist
BLOG TICKER
Cuba Central: On Russia and a retirement
Cuba Trade magazine: Analyst Richard Feinberg on cruising in Cuba
Generation Y: When the abuser is the government
Havana Times: Advertising, consumption and standardization in Cuba
Progreso Weekly: Hoarding and other scenes from reality
The Internet in Cuba: Trying to predict Díaz-Canel's Internet policy
Data & Maps
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Cuba's water crisis: It's not all due to climate change
Cuba has one of the largest water reservoir systems in the Hemisphere, per capita and territory. Conceived for a planned economy that no longer exists, Cuba’s current water reservoirs largely exceed the needs of the country. Ironically, there is a chronic water deficit for consumers and in almost every economic sector.
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Cuba expands North-Central port
Cuban authorities are investing close to $40 million in Nuevitas, making it the second-largest port on Cuba's northern coast. The expanded port, known as Puerto Angola, will include two cargo and a cruise ship pier. The cargo facilites will have a capacity of 750,000 tons per year, and renovated warehouses will be offering storage space for 75,000 tons.
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Cuba's big demographic challenge: The dependency ratio
As the number of working-age people drops, senior citizens steadily rise, and women hesitate to give birth, the ratio of working-age people compared to the overall population ranks amongst the lowest in the world.
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CSETI
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