Cuban President Raul Castro has told Cubans to expect hard times from the effects of the international economic crisis, including greater government control of revenues and more work especially in the farming sector.
In a televised address before the national assembly, Castro said he would have to lift restrictions on salaries more slowly than anticipated. He said key reforms could be affected by global rises in food and oil prices. Raul Castro, who took over power from his ailing brother Fidel in February, has pushed through Fidel Castro in Farc hostage plea ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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