Americas

Dual-currency policy divides Cubans

Despite its advantages, market-oriented system is also leading medical professionals into more lucrative sectors.
Last Modified: 27 Nov 2012 11:01

Cuba's two-currency system - the Cuban peso and the CUC, which is also known as the "convertible currency" - has economic benefits. But the only way Cubans can earn in CUCs is by working in sectors that are connected to the outside world, such as tourism.

The disparity is tempting many medical professionals to change careers.

Al Jazeera's Teresa Bo reports from Havana, Cuba.

63
Source:
Al Jazeera
Topics in this article
People
Country
City
Featured on Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera's exclusive publishing of a key Guantanamo prison military document lays bare the brutality of force-feeding.
Former military official says poverty and anger in indigenous communities mean conditions for an "insurgency" are ripe.
A four-part series that gives a rare insight into the country on the move, with history in tow.
Series on the Palestinian 'catastrophe' of 1948 that led to dispossession and conflict that still endures.
Featured
Somalia ghost town
Once a bustling haven, Elasha Biyaha has almost become a ghost town as residents flee.
Syria: The War Within
Two years since the start of the uprising, rebels and Assad's forces remain locked in conflict.
Hezbollah and Syria
Lebanon-based militia is assisting villagers caught up in the conflict.
China Rising
A four-part series that gives a rare insight into the country on the move, with history in tow.
Crisis in Bangladesh
Extensive coverage of war crimes tribunals and controversial calls for blasphemy laws.
join our mailing list