embargo

Patchy blockade

August 14, 2008

The Economist has a piece on the effects of the embargo and foreign investment in Cuba: FOR almost half a century, the United States has imposed a trade embargo against Cuba. And yet it sometimes seems barely visible. Across the island, American brands are ubiquitous. Tourists can order a Coca-Cola (made in Mexico) in state-run [...]

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Embargo, Cooperation, Agreement

November 6, 2007

Via AP: Cuba pledged to sign nearly $450 million in contracts with hundreds of U.S. and international firms, kicking off the island’s largest annual trade event despite decades of economic sanctions. Less than two weeks after President Bush asked lawmakers to renew a 45-year U.S. economic embargo against the Communist-run island, Cuban officials touted their [...]

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