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Juan Triana: “The instability in the exchange rate stops business and affects everyone”
The Cuban economist insists that the monetary authorities enter the scene to control the speculative dynamics of the exchange market...
Pensions vs. exchange rate in Cuba: the urgent need to put a stop to inflation
Runaway inflation affects everyone, but fundamentally those with lower incomes, retirees, pensioners and a great many wage earners.
The infinite “viandazo”: what we should not forget about the past
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Cuba: at war with the economy
Do we Cubans actually live in a war economy? There are facts that indicate otherwise.
What opportunities does Cuba have now and how to focus their development
Being “truly independent” will only be possible if a considerable part of the effort to grow and develop remains in...
The crisis of the “Cuban model” and the uncompleted reform
The economic reform begun in the 1990s has never really been completed. The resistance has brought us to the depth...
Cuban economy: the bitter taste, data and measures
Of the measures announced to date, those that raise prices and rates will also contribute to the rise of inflation,...
From state grocer’s to MSME grocer’s: new domestic trade in Cuba
Along with an undersupplied, inefficient and expensive state commerce network, another network of small private grocer’s and hardware stores has...
To “update” SMEs in Cuba: 7 questions we should ask ourselves
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Of ills and cures for Cuban economy
If all this that is happening and will happen was the result of not having done anything in recent years,...
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The Cuban economy and the institutions
Having good institutions is not about having good buildings with many disciplined and obedient homo sapiens, equipped with modern technological...
Let the SMEs produce!
It is said and repeated easily until it becomes a slogan. However, the country's macroeconomic and productive conditions help little...
Hotel rooms out of order: another Cuban paradox
Is it economically sustainable to continue growing in new rooms, when the occupancy rate of the existing ones in the...
Macroeconomics: the order of factors does alter the product
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SMEs in Cuba: Inside friendly fire
A year and a half after their birth it would seem that their success may be their doom. As on...
A good tourist January, although not the necessary one
Those who are dedicated to the hospitality sector in Cuba, in the state or private sector, do not find it...
The broken bank
Money is trust on paper, says Ferguson. The bank can only function as such because of the trust that people...
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Economist and OnCuba columnist Juan Triana Cordoví agreed to answer questions about the evolution of SMEs on the island.
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The 21st century is already 21 years old
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