Cuba 
Country Descriptions
& Profiles
Background
Notes on Countries of the World: Cuba in Business Source Complete [ About
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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
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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]
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]
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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/research/features/index/country.cfm?id=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]
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 
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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