economic reforms

Green light for reform

September 9, 2010

Does Fidel Castro’s comment (“the Cuban model doesn’t even work for us anymore“) to journalist Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic magazine be a signal of his approval for his bother Raúl to make the necessary economic reforms that would ease the island’s economic crisis and avoid a collapse of their regime? (A crumbling building in Havana. Much like [...]

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Shake-up: top ministers replaced (Updated)

March 2, 2009

Via AP: Cuba abruptly replaced some of its most powerful and visible officials on Monday, including Vice President Carlos Lage and Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque. The surprise shakeup, involving about 10 top officials, was announced at the end of the midday newscast by Cuba’s supreme governing body, the Council of State. Among others replaced [...]

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