AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoCurrency Crisis: The dollar broke 800 pesos on Cuba’s informal market, reaching 805, while the euro climbed to 901 — a fresh sign of the peso’s rapid decline. Food Aid: Russia delivered 750 metric tons of vegetable oil for the UN World Food Programme’s emergency reserves in Cuba. Daily Hardship: During a defense visit, Miguel Díaz-Canel praised the country’s military preparedness while acknowledging urgent problems with food, medicine, water and electricity. U.S. Pressure: Washington imposed sanctions on Cuba’s International Bank of Commerce over alleged financial ties to an Iranian bank, as Havana accused the U.S. of pressuring countries ahead of a UN vote on the embargo. Immigration: Cuban green-card applicants in the U.S. face a steep fall in approvals, with the rate reported at 23.7% under tightened rules. Power and Health: A fire put a unit at the Santa Cruz thermoelectric plant out of service, adding strain to a grid already plagued by blackouts; reports from Havana also describe hospitals short of power and medicine.
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