The continued ban on the use of the United States dollar in Cuba's international transactions, which includes a ban on the opening of dollar accounts in third-country banks, places a heavy burden on the country's economy owing to exchange-rate fluctuations. In 1999, the United States dollar tended to appreciate in relation to most of the principal international currencies.
1 - أيدت الجزائر، تأييدا تاما، قرار الجمعية العامة 54/21 المتعلق بضرورة إنهاء الحصار الاقتصادي والتجاري والمالي الذي فرضته الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية على كوبا، وصوتت لصالحه.