Category Archives: News on the Cuban Economy

Cuba Standard.Com, September 1: Government legalizes private roadside stands http://www.cubastandard.com/2010/09/01/government-legalizes-private-roadside-stands/

El Nuevo Herald, 1 de septiembre: Nuevo estudio muestra fracaso del modelo económico en Cuba http://www.elnuevoherald.com/2010/09/01/793215/habaneros-consideran-al-mercado.html

Financial Times, August 31: Time to press on with our plan in Havana http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5b96e698-b534-11df-9af8-00144feabdc0.html

Radio Martí, 31 de agosto: Arremetida contra iniciativa privada http://www.martinoticias.com/FullStory.aspx?ID=53F367F2-875A-4FCF-8563B0EF8DE7DCF0

Cuba Standard.Com, August 31: Foreign investors get 99-year lease on state land http://www.cubastandard.com/2010/08/30/foreign-investors-get-99-year-lease-on-state-land/

Cubaencuentro, 31 de agosto: Economía informal y trabajo por cuenta propia http://www.cubaencuentro.com/cuba/articulos/economia-informal-y-trabajo-por-cuenta-propia-243751

Bloomberg, August 31: Free Cuba Phone Market Urged on Obama by AT&T, Nokia, Verizon http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-08-31/free-cuba-telecommunications-market-urged-on-obama-by-at-t-nokia-verizon.html

El Nuevo Herald, 31 de agosto: Agricultores se resisten a usar los bueyes http://www.elnuevoherald.com/2010/08/31/792659/agricultores-se-resisten-a-usar.html

Cubanet, 31 de agosto: S.O.S. Titanichttp://www.cubanet.org/CNews/year2010/agosto2010/31_C_1.html

Cubanet, 31 de agosto: La Ofensiva Contrarrevolucionaria http://www.cubanet.org/CNews/year2010/agosto2010/31_C_3.html

Granma, 31 de agosto: La virtud de crear vida http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/2010/08/31/nacional/artic01.html

rrstar.com, August 30: Illinois View: A welcome step in 50-year U.S.-Cuba grudge match http://www.rrstar.com/insight/x353247197/Illinois-View-A-welcome-step-in-50-year-U-S-Cuba-grudge-match

Generación Y, August 30: Bit by Bit Marketing http://www.desdecuba.com/generationy/?p=1950

El Nuevo Herald, 30 de agosto: Persistente sequía azota a los embalses cubanos http://www.elnuevoherald.com/2010/08/29/791878/la-sequia-azota-a-embalses-cubanos.html

El Nuevo Herald, 30 de agosto: Rebajan tarifa mínima para recargo de teléfonos celulares http://www.elnuevoherald.com/2010/08/29/791909/rebajan-tarifa-minima-para-recargo.html

Financial Times, August 29: Oil exploration in Cuba expected to go ahead http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/63317958-b3af-11df-81aa-00144feabdc0.html

The Miami Herald, August 29: Villa Clara touts own international airport http://miamiherald.typepad.com/cuban_colada/2010/08/villa-clara-touts-own-international-airport.html

The Miami Herald, August 28: Expansion of Havana’s airport will begin, maybe to prepare for increased U.S. travel
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/cuban_colada/2010/08/expansion-of-havanas-airport-will-begin-maybe-to-prepare-for-increased-us-travel.html

AP, August 27: Cuba embraces 2 surprising free-market reforms http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100828/ap_on_bi_ge/cb_cuba_market_reforms_12

Opciones, 27 de agosto: Tiempos difíciles para la economía http://www.opciones.cu/leer.asp?idnuevo=4393

The Hill, August 27: Chamber’s Cuba policy amounts to 21st century mercantilism http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/116067-chambers-cuba-policy-amounts-to-21st-century-mercantilism

AsiaOne News, August 27: Cuba, with eye on golf, liberalizes land  law http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/World/Story/A1Story20100827-234147.html

Cubanet, 27 de agosto: Unidos hasta el fin http://www.cubanet.org/CNews/year2010/agosto2010/27_C_3.html

Diario de Cuba, 27 de agosto: La Fiscalía cubana desiste de interrogar a Max Marambio http://www.diariodecuba.net/cuba/81-cuba/2994-la-fiscalia-cubana-desiste-de-interrogar-a-max-marambio.html

Granma, 27 de agosto: Trabajo y racionalidad para el desarrollo economic http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/2010/08/27/nacional/artic04.html

The Economist, August 26: Potbelly and rumbling stomachs http://www.economist.com/node/16886803?story_id=16886803

Cuba Standard.Com, August 26: New rig to make seven drills, China preparing offshore move http://www.cubastandard.com/2010/08/25/new-rig-to-make-seven-drills-china-preparing-offshore-move/

The Hamilton Spectator, August 26: City airport offers weekly flights to Cuba http://www.thespec.com/news/business/article/251568–city-airport-offers-weekly-flights-to-cuba

The Telegraph, August 26: Cuba ends smoking subsidy for elderly in attempt to reduce spending http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/centralamericaandthecaribbean/cuba/7965652/Cuba-ends-smoking-subsidy-for-elderly-in-attempt-to-reduce-spending.html

Café Fuerte, 26 de agosto: Liberan a ex alto dirigente cubano sancionado por corrupción http://cafefuerte.com/2010/08/26/liberan-a-ex-alto-dirigente-sancionado-por-corrupcion/

RTT News, August 26: Chavez Visits Cuba, Holds Talks With Castro Brothers http://www.rttnews.com/Content/MarketSensitiveNews.aspx?Id=1402737&SM=1

Reuters, August 25: Venezuela vote race starts, Chavez foes eye gains http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2317846020100825

Reuters, August 25: U.S., Cuba, Mexico urged to cooperate on Gulf drilling http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE67O44120100825

Havana Journal, August 25: The key to Cuban commerce – land ownership and real estate law in Cuba http://havanajournal.com/business/entry/the-key-to-cuban-commerce-land-ownership-and-real-estate-law-in-cuba-443/

Café Fuerte, 25 de agosto: Economista: “No hay evidencias confiables de una recuperación” http://cafefuerte.com/2010/08/25/economista-no-hay-evidencias-confiables-de-una-recuperacion-fuerte/

CNN, August 25: Cuba travel gets new look, but ban stays http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/08/25/cuba.travel.policy/index.html?section=cnn_latest

Reuters, August 24: Business urges action to lift Cuba travel ban http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE67N66V20100824

EFE, August 24: EE.UU. debe permitir viajar a Cuba “más temprano que tarde”, dice Richardson http://es.noticias.yahoo.com/9/20100824/twl-ee-uu-debe-permitir-viajar-a-cuba-ma-e1e34ad.html

The Huffington Post, August 21: Where Economic Crisis is a Decades Old Reality http://www.huffingtonpost.com/yoani-sanchez/where-economic-crisis-is_b_689908.html

Cubanet, 24 de agosto: Recesión en la bolsa negra http://www.cubanet.org/CNews/year2010/agosto2010/24_N_3.html

Diario de Cuba, 24 de agosto: Aumenta el arribo de turistas a Cuba http://www.diariodecuba.net/cuba/81-cuba/2941-aumenta-el-arribo-de-turistas-a-la-isla.html

Cubaencuentro, 23 de agosto: Sobre el trabajo por cuenta propia, tan de moda ahora http://www.cubaencuentro.com/cuba/articulos/sobre-el-trabajo-por-cuenta-propia-tan-de-moda-ahora-243195#comment

IPS, 23 de agosto: Empleo independiente desafía modelo socialista http://cubaalamano.net/sitio/client/report.php?id=1183

The State Column, August 23: Gov. Bill Richardson heads to Cuba http://www.thestatecolumn.com/blog/2010/08/gov-bill-richardson-heads-to-cuba/

Diario de Cuba, 23 de agosto: El presidente de El Salvador pospone su viaje a Cuba http://www.diariodecuba.net/cuba/81-cuba/2925-el-presidente-de-el-salvador-pospone-su-viaje-a-cuba.html

The Miami Herald, August 23: More power to the people, columnist urges http://miamiherald.typepad.com/cuban_colada/2010/08/more-power-to-the-people-columnist-urges.html

Juventud Rebelde, 22 de agosto: Soltar amarras http://www.juventudrebelde.cu/opinion/2010-08-22/soltar-amarras

Juventud Rebelde, 22 de agosto: Avanzar con eficiencia y calidad http://www.juventudrebelde.cu/cuba/2010-08-21/avanzar-con-eficiencia-y-calidad/

Europa Press, 21 de agosto: El Gobierno cubano entrega en usufructo más de un millón de hectáreas a pequeños agricultores http://www.europapress.es/latam/cuba/noticia-gobierno-cubano-entrega-usufructo-mas-millon-hectareas-pequenos-agricultores-20100821001357.html

Granma, 21 de agosto: En la agricultura la meta es el país http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/2010/08/21/nacional/artic07.html

Generation Y, August 21: Injured Urbanity http://www.desdecuba.com/generationy/?p=1933

Cuba Standard.Com, August 21: Visit by El Salvador president to be heavy on business http://www.cubastandard.com/2010/08/20/visit-by-el-salvador-president-to-be-heavy-on-business/

Cuba Standard.Com, August 21: Cupet overhauling pipeline http://www.cubastandard.com/2010/08/20/cupet-overhauling-pipeline/

EFE, 20 de agosto: Más del 50 por ciento de los cubanos usufructuarios de tierras ociosas son jóvenes http://es.biz.yahoo.com/20082010/185/mas-50-ciento-cubanos-usufructuarios-tierras-ociosas-joven.html

Cubaencuentro, 20 de agosto: Los ansiados dólares para perpetuarse en el poder http://www.cubaencuentro.com/internacional/articulos/los-ansiados-dolares-para-perpetuarse-en-el-poder-242983

Cubaencuentro: 20 de agosto: Derribemos el muro, pero sin exclusiones http://www.cubaencuentro.com/internacional/articulos/derribemos-el-muro-pero-sin-exclusiones-242981

BBC Mundo, 19 de agosto: La legitimidad de las leyes http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/mundo/cartas_desde_cuba/2010/08/la_legitimidad_de_las_leyes.html

EFE, 19 de agosto: Cuba vive una etapa de “cambio y ajustes inaplazables”, según un líder sindicalhttp://es.biz.yahoo.com/20082010/185/cuba-vive-etapa-cambio-ajustes-inaplazables-segun-lider-sindical.html

Progreso Weekly, August 18: Dress me slowly; I’m in a hurry http://progreso-weekly.com/2/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1831:dress-me-slowly-im-in-a-hurry&catid=36:in-cuba&Itemid=54

Latin Dispatch, August 19: Oil Prospects in Cuba Have Some Rethinking U.S. Trade Embargo http://latindispatch.com/2010/08/19/oil-prospects-in-cuba-have-some-rethinking-u-s-trade-embargo/

NPR, august 19: Cuba Libre? Hold Off Booking That Ticket For Now http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129277717&ft=1&f=1001

Cubanet, 19 de agosto: Decisiones http://www.cubanet.org/CNews/year2010/agosto2010/19_C_5.html

Business Week, August 18: ND ag commissioner to lead trade mission to Cuba http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9HLVED80.htm