Even though Cuba recently reported a mild recovery from the recession of 2016, the country is not in good shape. Plummeting oil deliveries from Venezuela,  low global nickel prices, destruction from natural disasters, and fractured U.S.-Cuba relations will all continue to harm the country in 2018.

However, Cuba's economic situation is noticeably different than the "special period" that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union. It now has more trading partners. Emily Morris, a University College of London economist who has studied Cuba for decades, explains what's different about the Cuban economy now.

Cuba Trade Magazine