If that pressure spills onto the streets, Cubans may once again witness their rulers’ only real talent. “The government still ...

HAVANA (AP) — The U.S. government announced Friday it was sanctioning Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and other top ...

Cuba’s Economic Performance in 2012 Dr. José Luis Rodríguez. ... the GDP growth figure for 2012 was calculated at 3% as compared with the 3.1% previously announced and was lower than the ...

The official figure brought Cuba close to the GDP of Colombia that year, while Vidal's estimate places Cuba with a GDP similar to Bolivia, El Salvador and Guatemala.

Government investment represented just 9.1% of GDP in 2012, versus 14.2% in 1989, which Hernandez-Cata said “reveals one of the most disturbing aspects of Cuba’s recent economic history: the weakness ...

HAVANA -- Cuba clicked into crisis mode Friday, postponing a key Communist Party congress aimed at charting a post-Castro future and announcing that its woeful economy is even worse than expected.

Cuba's economic woes may fuel America's next migrant crisis By William M. LeoGrande, American University 1 of 2 | People wearing masks line up to buy food in a market in Havana, Cuba, on February 2.

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets Sunday in Cuba’s second-largest city, Santiago, demanding food and power amid a worsening economic crisis that has left many everyday Cubans with ...

Some economists doubt Cuba’s economic figures, but they display the same push-and-pull as the rest of the nation. Spending to repair hotels, restaurants and commercial property ranked among the ...

According to the official figures made public for the first time, Cuba’s population went from 11,181,595 on Dec. 31, ... Crisis in Cuba. Cuba’s economic crisis is worsening.

Cuban women are embracing extravagant nail art despite the country’s deep economic crisis. Long, decorated nails have become ...

Official statistics show there are 143,000 workers currently registered as self-employed, but Alonso believes the number of people involved in the informal economy is three to four times higher.