Jorge Dominguez is a Cuban immigrant who is an expert in Cuba and other Latin American countries in regards to their relations with other countries. He came to the University and gave a lecture on Cuba and the events which have shaped Cuba to its current state and to its future state.
One way which he described Cuba was its demographics. Cuba has a had a very low population replacement rate since 1978. This means that there are not enough people born to replace the current population. Its population has stopped growing. It also has an older population. The median person is 40 years old; persons 60 and above make up a larger percentage of the population than those 16 and younger. Additionally, Cubans die for the same reasons which individuals …show more content…
Throughout 2016 4 million people visited Cuba. Due to the recent hurricane, this sector of the economy was damaged. Another way which Cuba is gaining revenue is through “remittances” this is not the type of remittances which other countries receive. These are at risk capital investments made by private business and governments. Since doing business in Cuba is illegal remittances is a way to invest without actually investing. This type of business makes it easy for people to launder money by investing in property.
The most significant economic change was the authorization of self-employment, and far fewer restrictions to the guidelines their business had to follow. This created many small businesses such as restraints. there are fewer restrictions Now there is a private economy with 2 million employed in this sector. Out a population of 11 million people with many lying in over or under the working age, 2 million is a large portion of the population.
Cuba is an interesting country which has had a history which has helped it develop in certain sectors but not in others. Its old leadership will soon be replaced since one member of the leadership dies every
One way which he described Cuba was its demographics. Cuba has a had a very low population replacement rate since 1978. This means that there are not enough people born to replace the current population. Its population has stopped growing. It also has an older population. The median person is 40 years old; persons 60 and above make up a larger percentage of the population than those 16 and younger. Additionally, Cubans die for the same reasons which individuals …show more content…
Throughout 2016 4 million people visited Cuba. Due to the recent hurricane, this sector of the economy was damaged. Another way which Cuba is gaining revenue is through “remittances” this is not the type of remittances which other countries receive. These are at risk capital investments made by private business and governments. Since doing business in Cuba is illegal remittances is a way to invest without actually investing. This type of business makes it easy for people to launder money by investing in property.
The most significant economic change was the authorization of self-employment, and far fewer restrictions to the guidelines their business had to follow. This created many small businesses such as restraints. there are fewer restrictions Now there is a private economy with 2 million employed in this sector. Out a population of 11 million people with many lying in over or under the working age, 2 million is a large portion of the population.
Cuba is an interesting country which has had a history which has helped it develop in certain sectors but not in others. Its old leadership will soon be replaced since one member of the leadership dies every