BALANCE Polish-Cuban Seminar on Economic Transformation

For over 3 decades both Cuba and Poland belonged to the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, commonly known as the Comecon, headed by the USSR. This country was among its founding states, Cuba joined in 1972. These days, however, they seem to be at the opposite ends economically. Poland has been invited to participate in this year's G20 summit in Miami, while the island is in dire economic situation. 

Juan A. Tirana, director of the Center for Studies of the Cuban Economy at the University of Havana, speaking during a seminar in Warsaw on April 23, 2026.

Photo:: Danuta Isler

BALANCE spoke to Poland's Ambassador in Havana, Joanna Kozińska-Frybes, as well as Juan A. Triana, director of the Center for the Studies of the Cuban Economy at the University of Havana and Ricardo Herrero of the Washington-based non-partisan Cuba Study Group. They were in Warsaw recently speaking at the "Polish-Cuban Seminar on Economic Transformation" co-organised by the Warsaw School of Economics and the Polish Embassy in Havana.

BALANCE is presented by Danuta Isler