WASHINGTON — One of Cuba’s top experts on international finance was decidedly pessimistic when discussing the island’s economic prospects at a recent conference in Washington.
WASHINGTON — Cuba, whose halting reforms have failed to energize the island’s stagnant, centralized economy, may have a thing or two to learn from Costa Rica — which over the last 30 years has made enormous strides in slashing poverty, promoting trade and luring foreign direct investment.
WASHINGTON — Several hundred people packed the Chilean ambassador’s residence Thursday night to celebrate as Haitian politician Gérard R. Latortue received Chile’s highest honor for foreign nationals, the prestigious “Órden al Mérito.”