Summary: Conducting Business In Cuba

Cuba is a very diverse country, but it is very poverty-stricken and is still decades

The effects of the Cuban Revolution on women’s lives and gender relations in Cuba from 1959 to 1990 include that some say women have not reached equality yet with men, women gained more opportunities for themselves, economy and politics, and also how women still had responsibility for children and home, not men.

The Effects of the Cuban Revolution on Women’s lives and Gender relations in Cuba from 1959 to 1990

Cuba’s colorful history can be documented to before the days of the American Revolution in 1776, but today, American policy directly affects many Cubans’ lifestyles because of a nearly 45-year-old trade embargo that has been placed on the island nation. It is crucial to analyze the development of Cuba and its neighboring island nations in order to discern the reasons for Cuba’s current political situation with the United States. The following paper will discuss the events that shaped Cuba and larger Caribbean nations like Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica; next, a detailed description of Cuba’s turbulent history will help in explaining the Cuban transformation into a

Over the course of the semester, I gained great knowledge about Cuba, including many factors that have influenced the way its current society functions. There are many different components that helped configure Cuba’s history and the customs and traditions that Cubans still follow today. Some of the specific factors I find have heavily influenced Cuban culture are: economy, race, wealth, religion, and cultural traditions. Like many countries, Cubans were directly affected by religious beliefs and culture. Cuba became the center of the world’s attention in 1492 when Christopher Columbus set sail for Asia, only to land in what was then declared the New World.

Cuba is a bright and diverse community. Cuba's culture, a very authentic one, is vastly celebrated all throughout Cuba and many other parts of the Caribbean. With the countries large population of 11.27 million, there is a great amount of brightly colored homes, cars and businesses. This exciting environment also contains a lot of love, warmth, happiness and mystery. Although Cubans are very “out there” and “alive”, their culture contains great mysteries and Spanish legends as well. Many know Cuba for its contributing celebrities, some examples being Eva Mendes, Camryn Diaz, Soledad O’brien, Desi Arnaz, Christina Milan, and many more. Companioned by its great history, Cuba has beautiful sceneries that attract many tourist, which their hearts fall heavily for Cuba after aquatinted with this outstanding country.

To better understand and appreciate the embargo in Cuba, one must examine the history behind an unnecessary act. According per the Editorial Board of The New York Times, the concept of the embargo to the United States Congress is to keep the outdated policy upon the Island of Cuba and its people. Gomez and Szabo from USA Today confirms, “President Obama and Cuban President, Raul Castro, have moved to normalize relations with Cuba without any further consideration of removing the Embargo from the Island any time soon” (Gomez and Szabo). It is time for the embargo to come to an end because this outdated policy has separated

Cuba is located in Central America and the Caribbean. The type of government Cuba has is a communist government, so the government plans and controls the economy. The top three exports for Cuba are NESOI items, pharmaceuticals, and tobacco. The top three imports are machinery, fuel, and tobacco. Cuba's GDP goes up about 3% annually and overall, Cuba's government is steadily increasing each year. The population in Cuba is 11,027,000. Cuba’s health per capita is roughly $1,828. Cuba is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds. The majority of Cubans descend from spaniards.

Perhaps the most well known aspect of Cuba is its government. Cuba is socialist republic that is controlled by the Cuban Communist Party, which is currently headed by Raul Castro12. The head of the communist party is responsible for selecting twenty-five individuals to lead the programs. This group then creates organizations that encompass every demographic of Cuban society, over 80% of the Cuba’s population is a member of one of these groups and, in turn, these organizations allow Cuba to spread Communist rhetoric more quickly27. Encompassing the rest of the Executive branch is a Council of Ministers and Council of State. The Council of Ministers is basically Cuba’s cabinet, which has the basic task of implementing policy created by the National

Conducting business here and abroad including Cuba requires thorough research, planning, financial support, legal process, and any other obstacle or problem that will come with it. Cuba since opening its door to the United States can be one of the place to conduct business. With Cuba being banned for decades to conduct business with United States their agricultural products or their manpower were solely confined in their country. Bringing or introducing a new product from the United States to Cuba will be a big help to the people and to their economy. However, before conducting a business in Cuba, company or businesses

Cuba is a multicultural society and is made up primarily of Spanish and African (Purnell, 2012)

Cuba is the largest island in Caribbean and known as one of the communist states in the world (Country Profile: Cuba, 2014). As of August 2016, the total population accounts to 11.3 million (Worldometers, 2016). Cuba’s life expectancy is 78 years, the longest life expectancy in America. The country was led by Fidel Castro for almost 50 years and his government established a one-party state, redistributed land, nationalized most of the economy, provided free education and health care and executed thousands of opponents (Country Profile: Cuba, 2014).

“In Cuba, an Abundance of Love but a Lack of Babies”, published in The New York Times (2015) discusses fertility and aging challenges facing Cuba. Fertility has dropped massively in Cuba since the 1970s, and estimates say that 40% of the country will be older than sixty in fifty years. These factors spell political and economic disaster, as the need for a health care system will become greater than what the government can afford and emigration from Cuba, due to wariness about the future, will increase.

The current life is not like America. Due to embargoes and sanctions it still has many appliances from the 1950’s. (SeekerNetwork.) The money is also very different from other countries. The currency for visitors of the island is different from the natives of the island. Visitors use a currency called (CUC) or The Cuban Convertible Peso. The value is the exact same as the U.S dollar but, the fee for converting the U.S dollar to the CUC is about ten percent. The CUC also has no worth outside of Cuba. (Authentic Cuba) Cuba also has a rationing system for their food. After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, Cuba’s food imports dropped 75 percent. This was called the skinny period, (El tiempo de los flacos). This drop in imports caused the average Cuban to loose 20 pounds. (Benjamin) The rationing system provides Cuban with some foods like sugar, rice and beans. But, many Cubans have to go to markets or black markets for simple foods like cheese or fish, despite living on an island. (SeekerNetwork) Human rights for Cubans also has been a struggle. ("U.S.-Cuba Relations: Plenty to Work on in 2016." Miamiherald. Web. 17 May 2016.

As the largest country in the Caribbean, the opportunities for Cuba to burst onto the global business stage are certainly promising. However, in order to effectively deal with an emerging economy, such as Cuba, one must first dig deeper into the foundations of this country to better understand the makeup of the country itself. While many understand Cuba’s divisive history, few have truly ventured into grasping the makeup of the island itself. Located about ninety miles south of Key West, the Republic of Cuba is a country with a population just above 11 million people. With over 60% of the land being devoted to agriculture, population is dense in urban areas, specifically the capital city of Havana with 77.3% of people occupying these areas7.