Coronavirus worsens Cuba’s economic woes
30 June 2020 |
11:00 am
Cuba seems to have the pandemic under control, but its already dismal economy is set to weaken further. Supply shortages are becoming more acute; plummeting foreign remittances and a lack of tourism aren't helping.
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