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Background Notes on Countries of the World: Cuba in Business Source Complete [ About ] BU logo
Published by the U.S. government and includes facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, foreign relations and travel/business information.

Cuba Country Review in Business Source Complete [ About ] BU logo
Published annually by CountryWatch, these in-depth reports provide demographic, political, economic, business, cultural and environmental data. Includes key sector production, consumption and net exports, maps, country flag, Freedom Rankings for political rights and civil liberties, Human Development Index measuring quality of life and investment climate basic infrastructure information.

Finance, Trade & Commerce

Cuba Economic Competitiveness in Business Source Complete [About]bu logo
From the Icon Group, using vertical analysis or common-sized statements, provides estimates of the financial performance and labor productivity of countries compared to global benchmarks.  Financial analysis includes asset, liability and income structure, ratios, profitability ratios and key percentile rankings.  Labor productivity analysis includes asset-labor, liability-labor, and income-labor ratios.

EIU: Economist Intelligence Unit: Cuba  [About] BU logo (works only with Firefox)
Indepth reports such as Country Finance, Country Commerce, Country Forecast, Country Monitor, etc which include economic indicators, political and business environment analysis, country risk assessment and financial and operating conditions for companies doing business globally.  Type of reports vary country by country.

FITA: Cuba Country Profile
http://fita.org/countries/cuba.html
FITA, The Federation of International Trade Associations, website includes general information as well as information on market access, economic indicators, taxes, labor market, agriculture, media, and more.

Global Edge: Cuba
Created by the Center for International Business Education and Research at Michigan State University ( MSU-CIBER ), globalEDGE contains country specific news, statistics, history, economics, and government data.

Index of Economic Freedom: Cuba
http://www.heritage.org/Index/Country/Cuba
A Web resource evaluating the following areas: Cuba's trade policy, fiscal burden of government, government intervention in the economy, monetary policy, capital flows and foreign investment, banking and finance, wages and prices, property rights, regulation, and black market.

Political Risk Yearbook: Cuba Country Forecast in Business Source Complete [About]bu logo
From PRS Group, published annually and includes the Political Risk Service rating system which assesses different political scenarios within a country, 18-month and five year forecasts based on a variety of political scenarios, the country's political framework, key political player as well as economic conditions, investment, taxation and environmental trends, foreign relations, defense forces and the country's history and geography.

The Laws and Legal System of a Free-market Cuba : A Prospectus for Business tinybook
Law Annex KGN 333 B86 T73 1997.


Statistics & Government Resources

Banco Central de Cuba
http://www.bc.gov.cu/English/home.asp
English version of the Web site for the Central Bank of Cuba. Includes information on financial institutions, monetary policy, about the BCC, services, etc. Links to the Spanish version.

Cubafirst
http://www.commerceincuba.com/
This web site provides information on operating a business in Cuba. Includes banking and commercial regulations, administrative tariffs, and more.

Cuba Statistics: At a glance-Presented by Unicef
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/cuba_statistics.html
Includes some basic health and social statistics about the country, presented by Unicef.

National Statistics Office
http://www.cubagob.cu/ingles/otras_info/estadisticas.htm
Important social, economic and cultural statistics about Cuba.

Selected Internet Resources: Cuba- Portals to the World
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/hispanic/cuba/cuba.html
"Links to electronic resources selected by Library of Congress subject experts."

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