[{"bbox": [81, 145, 1168, 1346], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><tr><td></td><td>potential to boost a dynamic economy.</td><td></td><td></td><td>selection criteria for projects to be supported.</td></tr><tr><td>Technical</td><td>Low administrative capacity of MSMEs, PDLs and other economic actors to develop and benefit from project support.</td><td>M</td><td>M</td><td>Support to strengthen the capacities of MSMEs, and other economic actors and support at the different stages of their development, as required.</td></tr><tr><td>Political</td><td>Possibility of the government restrictively changing the legal framework for the nascent private sector in the middle of the implementation of the action.</td><td>M</td><td>H</td><td>Continuous dialogue between the EU and Cuba on the regulatory framework for economic actors.</td></tr><tr><td>Political</td><td>Challenges in the legal framework of the sector and a banking system that should provide alternatives to support the development of economic operators.</td><td>M</td><td>M</td><td>Continuous dialogue between the EU and Cuba to improve the regulatory framework for economic actors on the basis of the exchange of experiences.</td></tr><tr><td>Political</td><td>Difficulties and delays in imports needed due to the persistence of the US embargo and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the global economic crisis.</td><td>M</td><td>M</td><td>Explore ways to mitigate the effects of the US embargo and its extraterritorial measures through experts' advice.</td></tr><tr><td>Social</td><td>Low representation of women and young people in the management of MSMEs, PDLs and other types of economic actors, due to socio-cultural norms and values.</td><td>M</td><td>M</td><td>Specific activities will be carried out to support the participation of women and young people in the action, such as workshops for women entrepreneurs, support to MSMEs, PDLs and other types of economic actors led by women and young people.</td></tr></table>"}, {"bbox": [92, 1346, 243, 1370], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Lessons learnt:"}, {"bbox": [92, 1390, 1160, 1446], "category": "Text", "text": "While the participation of new economic actors such as MSMEs and PDLs is very recent in the Cuban economy, there are several experiences in the area of the modernisation of the economy and its different components."}, {"bbox": [92, 1465, 1160, 1635], "category": "Text", "text": "An important source of lessons learnt is the Cuba-European Union Expert Exchange Programme which aimed at contributing to the modernisation of the Cuban economy at large. It recently completed its second phase and included most of the public institutions that will also be involved in this action. On the one hand, the project boosted important processes for economic actors such as the creation of the one-stop shops (Ventanillas únicas) for trade and investment, the interaction with citizens in their tax obligations, and the digitalisation of the official gazette. On the other hand, it kick-started new dynamics in the field of MSMEs and created a first platform for debate on this topic that now will be"}, {"bbox": [1026, 1680, 1142, 1704], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 10 of 22"}]