Tue Apr 14, 2009 14:45 GMT |
Another week, another summit. This time around it’s the Organisation of American States (OAS) shindig in Port of Spain, Trinidad, and it appears as though US leader Barack Obama has already delivered the perfect Easter present to Cuba by allowing ‘unlimited’ family travel and remittances for Cuban Americans. While this move was hardly a surprise… [Read more]
Tags: Caribbean, Castro, Cuba, Embargo, Obama, US
Posted in: Equities, Financials, General, Geopolitics, Latin America, Political Risk, US
Tue Jan 6, 2009 17:24 GMT |
The ‘low-key’ (almost anti-climatic) celebrations marking the 50th anniversary since the Cuban revolution on January 1 were highly symbolic of the republic’s current economic, social and political state of affairs. Cuba endured three devastating hurricanes in 2008 (Gustav, Ike and Paloma) incurring damages worth an estimated US$10bn, struggled with soaring fuel and food costs earlier… [Read more]
Tags: Caribbean, Castro, Cuba, Embargo, Obama, Revolution
Posted in: General, Geopolitics, Latin America, Political Risk, US