Cuba comes in from the cold

Barack Obama’s historic trip to Cuba and the prospect of the US trade embargo ending has sparked a deluge of interest by foreign companies and investors.

American president Barack Obama's historic trip to Cuba and the prospect of the US trade embargo ending has sparked a deluge of interest by foreign companies and investors. The gradual thaw in US-Cuban relations has already had concrete results.

Cruise company Carnival will begin Cuban operations in May and money transfer specialist Western Union will expand its Cuban operations. Meanwhile, "Cuba is the fastest-growing country of all time in our platform", says Airbnb founder Brian Chesky, whose room-letting website may now operate unhindered on the island.

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Giselle Garcia is a Brazilian journalist currently studying for a master's degree in financial journalism at City University in London. Her focus is on international politics and markets.