{"id":5834,"date":"2021-01-26T12:12:38","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T17:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccicubacanada.org\/currency-unification\/"},"modified":"2021-01-26T12:12:38","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T17:12:38","slug":"currency-unification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ccicubacanada.org\/en\/currency-unification\/","title":{"rendered":"Currency unification"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cuba has been using the CUC and CUP since 1994. This duality of the currency is coming to an end and the government is working hard to unify these two currencies to return to the single CUP.<\/p>\n\n<p>This unification, which aims to increase exports and stimulate the private sector, is worrying and raises many questions.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-les-echos wp-block-embed-les-echos\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"iframely-embed\"><div class=\"iframely-responsive\" style=\"padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 120px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lesechos.fr\/monde\/ameriques\/a-cuba-derniere-ligne-droite-avant-la-fusion-de-ses-deux-monnaies-1250448\" data-iframely-url=\"\/\/cdn.iframe.ly\/api\/iframe?maxheight=1000&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lesechos.fr%2Fmonde%2Fameriques%2Fa-cuba-derniere-ligne-droite-avant-la-fusion-de-ses-deux-monnaies-1250448&#038;key=0fdcdf552674c309aa6101889ed0effb\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><script async src=\"\/\/cdn.iframe.ly\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-rfi wp-block-embed-rfi\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"iframely-embed\"><div class=\"iframely-responsive\" style=\"padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 120px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfi.fr\/fr\/am%C3%A9riques\/20200915-cuba-la-fusion-deux-monnaies-en-circulation-pr%C3%A9pare-l%C3%AEle\" data-iframely-url=\"\/\/cdn.iframe.ly\/api\/iframe?maxheight=1000&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rfi.fr%2Ffr%2Fam%25C3%25A9riques%2F20200915-cuba-la-fusion-deux-monnaies-en-circulation-pr%25C3%25A9pare-l%25C3%25AEle&#038;key=0fdcdf552674c309aa6101889ed0effb\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><script async src=\"\/\/cdn.iframe.ly\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p>The government therefore multiplies interventions and explanations to reassure and explain the future of monetary unification.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1170\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JGQMk_S7rg8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cuba has been using the CUC and CUP since 1994. This duality of the currency is coming to an end and the government is working hard to unify these two currencies to return to the single CUP. This unification, which aims to increase exports and stimulate the private sector, is worrying and raises many questions. 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