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The Cuban Government Will Deliver Food Packages with the Support of the United Nations

14ymedio, Madrid, October 5, 2022 — The authorities will begin distributing food packages this Thursday in the provinces most affected by Hurricane Ian, in a attempt to calm the population. Havana, where more protests have occurred in recent days, will be the last to start receiving them, in the middle of the month, “because of … Continue reading “The Cuban Government Will Deliver Food Packages with the Support of the United Nations”

The Agricultural Development Development Fund Has Been a Failure

14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, Economist, 3 October 2022 — One of the most resounding failures of the 63 measures approved by the Cuban communist regime to increase agricultural production has been the so-called Agricultural Development Fund. One year after its creation, the balance sheet cannot be more demoralizing. The official state newspaper Granma explicitly recognizes … Continue reading “The Agricultural Development Development Fund Has Been a Failure”

Cuba: It Is the End of the Communist Dictatorship

14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, Valencia, Spain, October, 1, 2022 — Reaching the limit and wanting to go further, for the sole vice of maintaining power. At any price. This is the selfish and suicidal lesson the communist regime wants to teach Cubans, so that tomorrow, the whole world will remember the tragic final venture (which … Continue reading “Cuba: It Is the End of the Communist Dictatorship”

Cuba: The Economic Consequences of Hurricane Ian (Part 2)

14ymedio, Elias Amor Bravo, 29 October 2022 — Now the state press is describing in detail the “desolate panorama that the most violent meteorological phenomenon to hit Vueltabajo in the last 14 years has left in its wake.” That is, they even dare to grant the hurricane this honor by its strength and its devastating … Continue reading “Cuba: The Economic Consequences of Hurricane Ian (Part 2)”

The Investments Made by the Cuban Regime Don’t Activate the Economy

14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, Economist, 25 September 2022 — The recent publication of the Cuban National Office of Statistics and Information (ONEI) entitled “Investments, selected indicators” in  the first half of 2022 concludes that investments reached 31,726.2 million pesos, an increase of 41% compared to the same period in 2021, when investments stood at 21,823.2 … Continue reading “The Investments Made by the Cuban Regime Don’t Activate the Economy”

In Desperation: Foreign Investment in Trade, Under the Control of the Cuban State

14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, Valencia (Spain), 16 August 2022 — No one was calmed by the appearance on State TV’s Roundtable show of Betsy Díaz Velázquez, Minister of Internal Trade, and Ana Teresita González Fraga, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade. The officials used their appearance to announce alleged changes in the role of foreign … Continue reading “In Desperation: Foreign Investment in Trade, Under the Control of the Cuban State”

Why Are Cubans Right to Distrust Their Banks?

14ymedio, Elias Amor Bravo, Economist, 14 August 2022 — In the second year of the Ordering Task,* the Cuban communist regime has gone a step further in the line of formal banking procedures for economic transactions with the publication of Resolution 123/2022 of the Central Bank of Cuba, which updates the processes of issuance, use … Continue reading “Why Are Cubans Right to Distrust Their Banks?”

The Cuban Minister of Economy Declares War on the Informal Exchange Market. Who Will Win?

14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, Valencia, 4 August 2022 — Finally, what was promised has been fulfilled. On July 21, Minister of Economy and Planning Alejandro Gil announced in the National Assembly a set of measures that, in his opinion, “within socialism will serve to strengthen the economy.” And yesterday, on State television’s Roundtable program, together with … Continue reading “The Cuban Minister of Economy Declares War on the Informal Exchange Market. Who Will Win?”

Can State-owned Enterprises Change the Ways of Thinking and Redesign Production Processes?

14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, Economist, July 7, 2022 — Before the next International Congress of Business Management and Public Administration to be held in Havana until July 8, the Deputy Minister of Economy, Johana Odriozola, has made statements to the official newspaper Granma that have been published under the title “Transformations in the Cuban business … Continue reading “Can State-owned Enterprises Change the Ways of Thinking and Redesign Production Processes?”

Who Rules in Cuba Today?

14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, Havana, 15 June 2022 — It has been the reading of El tirano, el oficial y el cuerpo de lobos [The tyrant, the official and the wolf pack] by colleague Carlos Manuel Álvarez, which has motivated me to write this text, which neither argues nor attempts to add anything to his article, but … Continue reading “Who Rules in Cuba Today?”

Freedom, Private Property Rights, Market and Profitability in the Cuban Countryside

14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, Economist, 30 May 2022 — Cuban president Díaz-Canel wants to sound like Fidel Castro, but it’s hard. That way of approaching problems, as if he had a magic wand and the solution to everything, is leading him along the path to perdition. Castro did the same thing. Even when a threatening … Continue reading “Freedom, Private Property Rights, Market and Profitability in the Cuban Countryside”

But What Good Practices Are They Going to Substitute in Cuban Agriculture?

14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, Economist, 29 May 2022 — Is the agricultural situation in Cuba really going to be substituting “good practices” to increase the production of food, vegetables, grains and fruits? Well, it seems that this is what they did in the National Plenary of Cooperatives and Advanced Producers of the Productive Poles of … Continue reading “But What Good Practices Are They Going to Substitute in Cuban Agriculture?”

No. The Cuban Agricultural Sector is Not Doing Well

14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, Economist, 25 May 2022 — The worst thing that can be done to a person is to deceive him or take him for a fool, or both at the same time. This is what can be concluded from the Round Table program in which the Castroite Minister of Agriculture, Ydael Pérez, … Continue reading “No. The Cuban Agricultural Sector is Not Doing Well”

Social Protests, the Embargo, and the Cuban Communist Regime

14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, Economist, July 26, 2021 – It’s easier to blame the US embargo or ’blockade’ for all the ills of the Cuban economy. And also to believe it. But this is nothing more than an irresponsible attitude, which has reached its end. The Cubans who came out to protest on July 11, … Continue reading “Social Protests, the Embargo, and the Cuban Communist Regime”

Remittances to Cuba: A Detailed and Cogent Explanation

Elías Amor Bravo, Economist, July 21, 2021 – President Biden has ordered his Administration to carry out a rigorous study of the remittances that are sent from the United States to Cuba. The objective is to determine how residents of the United States can send money to the country without benefiting the framework of the … Continue reading “Remittances to Cuba: A Detailed and Cogent Explanation”