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Human-curated, first-person reporting and primary-source analysis — written from the ground in Cuba, not scraped. One weekly brief for the people who have to act on what they read.
Written by Simons Chase — a developing-economy economist and investment banker focused on infrastructure finance, and specifically hotel finance, in developing countries — reporting on Cuba since 2015.
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Written by Cuba Journal's editorial desk for the investors, operators, and advisors acting on the island's transition — first-person reporting and primary-source analysis, published as a paid subscription.
Plain-English readouts of Cuba's shift toward a market-based economy — private-sector (MSME) expansion, currency reform, and foreign-investment openings as they happen, written for investors and operators who need to act quickly.
Where capital is actually flowing in tourism and hospitality — hotel pipelines, occupancy and rate data, resort and short-term-rental activity, and the deals shaping the next cycle.
Dossiers on the state-era operators — the military-linked tourism conglomerates and state chains whose portfolios are set to be restructured or dismantled as the economy opens — and the private and international groups positioning to take their place.
Live entry points for investors and operators — openings, joint ventures, and assets in play — with the underlying numbers, the context, and the people who actually move them.
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All eight Q2 settlements, side-by-side: alleged violation, charged entity, penalty amount, mitigation factors, source documents.
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“Cuba Journal's free reporting is for the curious. Invest is for the people who have to act on what they read — the lawyers vetting a hotel deal, the LP reading the next prospectus, the operator weighing whether to open a second location. I write each brief the way I'd write a memo to my own desk.”
Simons Chase · Editor & Cofounder, Cuba Journal
Simons is a developing-economy economist and investment banker whose career centers on infrastructure finance — and specifically hotel finance — in developing countries. He has been traveling to and reporting on Cuba since 2015. Every Invest brief is human-curated from primary sources and that first-hand experience on the island, not auto-generated.
Cuba Journal Invest is editorial analysis — not legal, investment, or compliance advice.
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