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While acknowledging the damage inflicted by hurricanes last year and by the American economic embargo against the island, he has stressed the economy's inefficiencies.
ECONOMIST: Cuba's economy
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Those in the United States who argue that the American economic embargo merely serves to shore up the Castro regime hoped that Mr Obama's team would agree with them.
ECONOMIST: A familiar mistrust descends
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On top of the long-standing inefficiencies of central planning and the difficulties caused by the American economic embargo have come other blows, including devastating hurricanes in 2008 and fewer tourists because of the world recession.
ECONOMIST: Reform in Cuba