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Episode 1320Jan 31, 2025

The Cuban dispatch II

Kimberly shares more insights on the Cuban economy in light of policy moves by President Trump.

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Cubans buy food in a street of Havana, on January 14, 2025. President Joe Biden is removing the US designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, the White House said, in a deal that will see imprisoned protesters released in the communist country. Cuba has been dealing with over six decades of US sanctions, which the Cuban government blames for the island nation's worst economic crisis, with shortages of fuel, food, medicines and electricity.
Cubans buy food in a street of Havana, on January 14, 2025. President Joe Biden is removing the US designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, the White House said, in a deal that will see imprisoned protesters released in the communist country. Cuba has been dealing with over six decades of US sanctions, which the Cuban government blames for the island nation's worst economic crisis, with shortages of fuel, food, medicines and electricity.
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On the show today, we check in with Kimberly to hear more about her adventures in Cuba, a country that’s back in the news thanks to President Donald Trump’s commitment to establish a massive migrant detention facility at Guantánamo Bay. We’ll explain how Trump’s promised crackdown on immigration could affect the Cuban economy. Plus, more on how Cubans have managed to make do under a strict U.S. trade embargo, from dealing with medicine shortages to navigating a pandemic without Zoom.

Here’s everything we talked about today: 

A sign with multicolored text reads "Tumba El Bloqueo" repeatedly. The sign stands on grass near a tall building and an empty yellow coco-taxi.
This sign in Havana’s Revolution Square protests the ongoing U.S. trade embargo against Cuba.
Kimberly Adams

Join us tomorrow for “Economics on Tap.” The YouTube livestream starts at 3:30 p.m. Pacific time, 6:30 p.m. Eastern.

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The Cuban dispatch II