Highlights in this issue:
• Cuba confirms talks with the US have stalled – initial US conditions revealed
• New laws potentially expand possibilities for Cuba’s private sector and foreign investors
• Further US sanctions imposed on Cuban state entities, the military, and individuals
• International visitor arrivals continue to plummet
• Senior Russian figure says energy projects must be commercially viable to receive support

Highlights in this issue:
• Prominent Cuban economists propose a threeyear recovery plan
• Central Bank announces measures to improve the availability of cash
• Expansion of sectors open to Cuban private involvement detailed
• Nine additional Cuban companies sanctioned by the US
• Meliá International formally confirms it has withdrawn from Cuba

Highlights in this issue:
• Marrero emphasises collegiate approach continues to guide Cuba’s exchanges with the US
• Cuba’s Tourism Ministry, GEMAR, and other entities added to US sanctions list
• Cuban Chamber to refocus on promoting state, non-state business relationships
• Meliá Hotels President ‘not sure what may happen next’
• UK government minister notes time not right to ratify UK-Cuba PDCA