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CUBA Categories under which U.S. citizens can travel to Cuba:
First version imposed in 1960 on goods other than food and medicine
YEARS SINCE THE EMBARGO:
OP
PO
RT
UN
ITIE
S
CH
AL
LE
NG
ES
CATCHING UPSIGNIFICANT NEEDS TO IMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY
BRAIN POWEREDUCATED POPULATION WITH A LITERACY RATE OF 99.8%5
OHIO IN THE CARIBBEANA POPULATION OF 11.2 MILLION6 IS EQUIVALENT TO A POTENTIAL CONSUMER BASE THE SIZE THE STATE OF OHIO, ALL WITHIN 90 MILES OF THE U.S.
THE EMBARGOTHE U.S. EMBARGO REMAINS IN PLACE, PROHIBITING INVESTMENT BY U.S. FIRMS AND EXTENDING CREDIT TO CUBAN ENTITIES
LIMITED INCOME GDP PER CAPITA OF $570 A MONTH7
55Industries that are currently allowed to trade with Cuba
5
per quarter
as of June 2015
REMITTANCES ALLOWED:
$2,000
2
3
ALLOWABLE ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS
IMPORTED BACK TO THE U.S.:
$100THIS YEAR’S U.S.
EXPORTS TO CUBA:
$123M
THE ECONOMIC MODELCUBA’S ECONOMY FACES CHALLENGES AND THE COUNTRY IS IMPLEMENTING REFORMS TO GAIN PRODUCTIVITY
TRAVEL
AGRICULTURE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
MEDICAL
SPECIFIC FINANCIAL SERVICES
FAMILY VISITS
OFFICIAL BUSINESS OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT/FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OR CERTAIN INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
JOURNALISTIC ACTIVITY
PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES
PUBLIC PERFORMANCES, CLINICS, WORKSHOPS, ATHLETIC AND OTHER COMPETITIONS, AND EXHIBITIONS
SUPPORT FOR THE CUBAN PEOPLE
HUMANITARIAN PROJECTS
ACTIVITIES OF PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS/RESEARCH/EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES
EXPORTATION, IMPORTATION, OR TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION/ INFORMATION MATERIALS
CERTAIN AUTHORIZED EXPORT TRANSACTIONS
Opportunities & Challenges
1 U.S. Department of State 2015 (http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2886.htm) 2 U.S. Department of State 2015 (http://travel.state.gov/content/pass-ports/english/country/cuba.html) 3 Statement by Deputy Higher Education Minister Aurora Fernandez on April 8, 2015 4 World Bank 2015 (http://data.worldbank.org/country/cuba) 5 World Bank 2013 (http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD) 5 CIA World Factbook 2015 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/print_2103.html) 6 World Bank 2015 (http://data.worldbank.org/country/cuba) 7 World Bank 2013 (http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD)
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ALTHOUGH ECONOMIC SANCTIONS REMAIN IN PLACE, THE U.S. IS CUBA’S 7TH LARGEST TRADING PARTNER IN GOODS, AS OF 2012 2
BURSON-MARSTELLER CUBA SPECIALTY TEAM
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