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Global Financial Crisis In Cuba In The 1980's

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The island country of Cuba, located in the Caribbean is a special case. Cuba's greatest achievement in the first 30 years after the revolution was free access to education, universal health care and social security pensions. These should be domestic factors that any financial expert might agree can have a positive impact on the economic stability during a crisis. But unfortunately, Cuba also has an open economy vulnerable to growth (or decline) in areas such as of trade, export prices, selling of overseas services, tourism and remittances, and reductions in foreign investment.
Cuba was not seriously impacted by the debt crisis in Latin America of the 1980’s because it was sheltered by Soviet credits, subsidies, donations and loans.
Furthermore, between 2004 and 2007, Cuba’s …show more content…

Countries not highly interweaved with the U.S housing boom or the European banking, such as Australia and New Zealand, escaped at the macro level the impact of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC).
On the other hand, weather conditions also played a big role in the recovery. Even though Cuba and New Zealand were mostly independent from the financial institutions of the world, the expenditures were also affected by the damages caused by the hurricanes.
In regards to gains, the largest was for mineral exporting economies such as Venezuela and Chile. Similarly, commodity exporters were favored in comparison to manufacturing countries and those dependent on remittances.
The global exports have recovered, with Asia leading the way and Latin America as the second best performer in the world. Even though some regions have not yet recovered to post-crisis status, they are already showing signs of improvement in economy, and social security. But above all, the commitment to improved governance and political reform has been recognized by

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