economic growth

New Container Service Links Northern Europe with Cuba

April 28, 2016 by Cuba Journal

In a sign of commitment to Cuba’s ongoing economic transformation, Denmark’s Maersk Line launched a direct Cork to Cuba container shipping service linking Northern Europe and Cuba. The service will call at the Special Economic Zone in Mariel port, about 25 miles from Havana along with a weekly feeder service to Santiago de Cuba. The first … Read more

How Tech Promises To Radically Transform Cuba

January 8, 2016July 5, 2015 by Simons Chase

by Simons Chase According to economic development theory, technology transfer and deregulation hold great promise as a pathway for developing countries, like Cuba, to lift incomes, stimulate foreign direct investment and enhance quality of life. To date, the ligature between this type of neoclassical growth model and actual results has been government policy supported by … Read more