Cuba
Economy
Four decades after the original Cuban missile crisis in 1962, there was press speculation of a new stand-off in late July. This was, however, more public relations than reality, in...
2008-08-05Economy
A series of changes announced in late April were interpreted in Cuba and abroad as a sign that the new President, Raúl Castro, was consolidating his power base. Education minister...
2008-05-13Economy
During the course of March and early April Raul Castro, Cuba's new President, launched a series of small but potentially significant liberalisation measures. Supporters and critics...
2008-04-14Economy
BMI View: The accession of a new leadership structure in Cuba has sparked excitement that a 45-year old trade embargo with the US may be lifted and Cuba may move toward market liberalisation....
2008-03-06Economy
On October 24 US President George Bush announced a series of new initiatives designed to hasten the end of the current Cuban regime. He also announced the creation of a multi-billion...
2007-11-06Economy
Cubans are being encouraged to attend workplace and neighbourhood meetings of the Communist Party, and to express their opinions freely about what needs to change. Raul Castro launched...
2007-10-05Economy
Fidel Castro, in his first published article since his temporary relinquishment of power last year, has criticised George W Bush's new biofuel policy. The US government has signed...
2007-04-13Economy
Reconciliatory efforts with the US government still appear some way off, despite President Fidel Castro's temporary concession of state control. That said, there were some positive...
2007-01-09


