El Presidente Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 This topic is unlikely to assist in my transit through Jose Marti Still....it was a conversation last week and an intriguing one. Hypothetical, The Cuban Gov't falls through a bloodless coup. 6 months into a post communist world (Democratic Govt), the door is open for business. You have some decent lazy money in your investment account. Where (if anywhere) would you consider investing your dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 General merch supermarket, with lots of low cost, but quality household merchandise. Lots of things that we take for granted; toiletries, long life/canned food, cleaning products, housewares, etc. Fresh food would come later, once stable supply chains are established. I'd also open a hard/houseware business, bringing in not just hard/houseware, but also vehicle spare parts. Kinda like a cross between Bunnings and Supercheap. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toast & Taste Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 I'd take a punt on HSA, assuming it was open for investment. And real estate development, as in hotels, restaurants, bars. Big Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argrovesjd Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 A Sherwin Williams paint store Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astar20 Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 I’d have to invest in some real estate and I also would put some money into the healthcare system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainQuintero Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Land on the beach front anywhere on the coast that's underdeveloped. I remember talking to an old man in Rhodes who 30 years ago had the chance to buy up land on the coast for next to nothing; double digits per square mile, but passed. Now that land is covered with hotels and private beaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritch Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Buy the replacement government. Everything after that is on the house. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nekhyludov Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 After my first trip to Cuba, I decided that the first person to open a drive thru/walk up coffee shop in Vedado would make obscene amounts of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 McDonald’s. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcarlson Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Casinos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gweilgi Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Healthcare. Medical tourism to Cuba is already well established, and with more and better facilities they could really take off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchen Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Historical Preservation Architecture and Construction I cant think of a place in the world that would have more need then Cuba. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElJavi76 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Organic Fertilizing products... I can only imagine what the fields would be like with top notch conditioning. Sugar mills. They've got what it takes to grow the sugar cane but over the past few decades they've closed many mills. Beach front property. Plenty of coastline so go around the island finding places where some beautiful homes could go up. Any or all of the above if money is there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habana Mike Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Autozone franchise specializing in mid-20th century American cars and Russian Ladas..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayala Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Surf Resort. I'm sure there's some untouched breaks on the island that would be perfect for surf tourism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toast & Taste Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Vintage auto parts store Big Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBoot Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 interesting topic, at the start coastline development, and car/motorcycle import, then depending on the special interests of the new govt (special tourism taxes,or import taxes) would have to re-evaluate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokum Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 I would put my money in some sort of manufacturing. The Cuban people are going to need to work before they can buy much of anything. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toto Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 telecommunications, banking, real estate/property development, energy, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piligrim Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 constructing, repairments, building and cosmetic renovations.. I bet the construction boom will hit the country and as I saw a lot of the buildings in awfull condions, so renovation ccompany is perspective. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piligrim Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 also materials supply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nKostyan Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 First of all, trade: - food supply - household goods - consumer electronics - cars Also: - tourism - construction and building materials - banking Forget manufacturing for a couple of decades. Cubans are lazy, besides the first years of trade will give super profits and fast money, and Cubans love to trade exactly more than work. I saw the same thing in Russia in the 1990s during the transition to capitalism 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shippers Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Underdeveloped land near the coast, some sort of fast food perhaps. While walking around Havana there weren't many options... I liked this but the first one in would make a killing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby07 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Car dealership Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt45 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Don't know specifically, but if it's investment for the sake of ROI, I imagine it would have to be centered around disposable income. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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