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Cuban Banking System

The Cuban banking system faces challenges with cash shortages, restricted withdrawals, new e-commerce regulations, and public frustration over financial policies.

Where Do I Put the Bills? Cuban Frustration Over Rejection of 10 and 20 Peso Notes
Where Do I Put the Bills? Cuban Frustration Over Rejection of 10 and 20 Peso Notes

Published on 10/29/2026

New Currency Exchange Office Opens in Cuban Hospital to Ease Access to Salaries for Staff
New Currency Exchange Office Opens in Cuban Hospital to Ease Access to Salaries for Staff

Published on 9/17/2026

Cuban Writer Exposes BANDEC for Denying Her Husband Cash from Legal ETECSA Payment
Cuban Writer Exposes BANDEC for Denying Her Husband Cash from Legal ETECSA Payment

Published on 9/15/2026

Cuban Central Bank Implements New Regulations for Foreign Currency Bank Accounts
Cuban Central Bank Implements New Regulations for Foreign Currency Bank Accounts

Published on 9/10/2026

Small Business Supports Retirees with Soup During Bank Waits in Santiago de Cuba
Small Business Supports Retirees with Soup During Bank Waits in Santiago de Cuba

Published on 8/26/2026

Temporary Comforts Offered to Santiago de Cuba's Pensioners Amid Lengthy Waits for Payments
Temporary Comforts Offered to Santiago de Cuba's Pensioners Amid Lengthy Waits for Payments

Published on 8/21/2026

Metropolitan Bank Debunks Rumors of Robbery and Guard's Death in Havana
Metropolitan Bank Debunks Rumors of Robbery and Guard's Death in Havana

Published on 7/31/2026

Laritza Camacho Criticizes Cuban Government: "We Have Food Sovereignty Laws, But No Food"
Laritza Camacho Criticizes Cuban Government: "We Have Food Sovereignty Laws, But No Food"

Published on 7/20/2026

Struggles of a Retired Journalist: Eight Hours Waiting for a Pension in Cuba
Struggles of a Retired Journalist: Eight Hours Waiting for a Pension in Cuba

Published on 7/18/2026

Journalist from Official Media Blames Others for Cuban Peso's Decline
Journalist from Official Media Blames Others for Cuban Peso's Decline

Published on 7/14/2026

Neighbor from Gibara Exposes Dire Living Conditions: Over 20 Hours of Daily Blackouts, 20 Days Without Water, and Rampant Price Gouging
Neighbor from Gibara Exposes Dire Living Conditions: Over 20 Hours of Daily Blackouts, 20 Days Without Water, and Rampant Price Gouging

Published on 7/7/2026

Chequera Unveils the "True" Purpose of Magnetic Cards in Cuba
Chequera Unveils the "True" Purpose of Magnetic Cards in Cuba

Published on 6/26/2026

Surviving on a Meal: The $3,000 Peso Reality of Cooking in Cuba
Surviving on a Meal: The $3,000 Peso Reality of Cooking in Cuba

Published on 6/26/2026

Cuban Business Owners Alarmed by Inspectors Seizing All Cash from Businesses
Cuban Business Owners Alarmed by Inspectors Seizing All Cash from Businesses

Published on 6/25/2026

Elderly Cubans Endure Lengthy Lines to Receive Meager Pensions
Elderly Cubans Endure Lengthy Lines to Receive Meager Pensions

Published on 5/13/2026

Cuban Dollarization Debate: Saladrigas Warns of Monetary Sovereignty Loss
Cuban Dollarization Debate: Saladrigas Warns of Monetary Sovereignty Loss

Published on 3/12/2026

Cuban Government Imposes New Rules on E-commerce Payments from Abroad
Cuban Government Imposes New Rules on E-commerce Payments from Abroad

Published on 2/28/2026

Cuban Woman Faces Banking Nightmare: Over a Million Pesos Trapped in Her Account
Cuban Woman Faces Banking Nightmare: Over a Million Pesos Trapped in Her Account

Published on 12/6/2025

Private Store Shut Down in Havana; Employee Fined 30,000 Pesos Following State Inspection
Private Store Shut Down in Havana; Employee Fined 30,000 Pesos Following State Inspection

Published on 8/21/2025

Cubans Express Outrage Over Government's MLC Account Announcement: "We've Been Robbed"
Cubans Express Outrage Over Government's MLC Account Announcement: "We've Been Robbed"

Published on 1/31/2025

Elderly Forced to Spend New Year's in Line for Pensions in Santiago de Cuba
Elderly Forced to Spend New Year's in Line for Pensions in Santiago de Cuba

Published on 12/29/2024

Cubans Endure Lengthy Bank Lines Amid ATMs Cash Shortage as New Year Approaches
Cubans Endure Lengthy Bank Lines Amid ATMs Cash Shortage as New Year Approaches

Published on 12/28/2024

Frustration Mounts in Jovellanos: Workers Struggle to Access Full Wages
Frustration Mounts in Jovellanos: Workers Struggle to Access Full Wages

Published on 12/11/2024

Cuban Saver Denied Withdrawal of Over 3,000 Euros by Banco Metropolitano
Cuban Saver Denied Withdrawal of Over 3,000 Euros by Banco Metropolitano

Published on 9/16/2024