Cuba's Financial Compression and the GAESA SystemHow military capital consolidation and global compliance networks are reshaping Cuba’s economy in 2026The Last WireFor decades, Washington aimed pressure at the Cuban state.
Today, the target is far more specific.
GAESA.The military-controlled business empire that sits at the center of tourism, remittances, banking relationships, retail commerce, logistics, and some of Cuba's most valuable assets.
As sanctions tighten, foreign hotel operators are reassessing their presence. Payment systems have come under strain. Remittance channels face growing pressure. The strategy is no longer broad economic isolation. It is financial compression aimed directly at the regime's economic nerve center.
Can targeted pressure force political change?
Or will ordinary Cubans bear the greatest cost while the system adapts once again?
A deep dive into the organization that many analysts consider the most powerful economic institution in Cuba.
Read the full article at The Last Wire"The question is no longer whether Cuba is under pressure. The question is whether pressure on the GAESA system can force change before the wider economy breaks first."
