Cuba Hit With Cash Crunch

Low commodity prices, a drought at home and Venezuela's economic crisis have created a cash shortage for Cuba's Communist government, restricting its ability to trade just as it could be taking advantage of an economic opening with the United States. State companies have cut imports and are seeking longer payment terms from suppliers, diplomats and foreign business people say. The cash crunch, combined with Cuba's hesitancy to embrace a recent softening of the U.S. economic...

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