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Gibbons said that these changes have not yet been confirmed, saying any new policy would be the responsibility of Associate Professor of Surgery Arthur Lage, who is director of animal resources...
...despite the recent flurry of economic activity, there are still few guarantees, many pitfalls and no safety net in Cuba's reformation. Castro's economic planner, Carlos Lage, told investors at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that the island's economy had ceased its free fall but warned that the recovery will be painful and slow. Cuba leaves much to be desired in basic infrastructure, such as communications and power supply. Moreover, the government has yet to face up to its most difficult challenge: paring down inefficient state-run industries and the loaded bureaucracies that serve...
...more changes are coming: economics czar Carlos Lage has recently outlined plans to introduce a tax system, downsize the government work force, and restructure the agricultural sector. There is even talk of eliminating government control over who leaves the island...
...staying power remains to be seen, but there is no doubt they are currently gaining favor. In the past two years, at least half the new positions in the Politburo and Castro's Cabinet have been filled with young comers. The economic czar is another bike-riding yummie, Carlos Lage Davila, a 41-year-old pediatrician who is credited with designing Cuba's aggressive new policy to attract foreign investment. He may be the most important man in Cuba after Fidel and his brother Raul. A 28-year-old mechanical engineer, Felipe Perez Roque, serves as Castro's informal chief...
Havana is haunted by rumors of a massive shake-up in the coming months, with young Marxists taking over more ministries. "Many people see the economic crisis in Cuba as an opportunity," says a Communist Party insider. "Robaina and Lage are Castro's natural inheritors. They realize they will have to open Cuba, but they want to be in power before they negotiate an opening." The yummies, however, are in a race against time: in the post-cold war world, turmoil could sweep Cuba before they are ready to take over...