U.S. uses dollar as political weapon against other countries, Cuban expert says

STORY: U.S. uses dollar as political weapon against other countries, Cuban expert says DATELINE: Oct. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:27 LOCATION: HAVANA CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the expert reading books 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): LUIS RENE FERNANDEZ TABIO, Researcher at the Center for Research on International Economy 3. various of the U.S. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): LUIS RENE FERNANDEZ TABIO, Researcher at the Center for Research on International Economy 5. various of the expert talking 6. various of the U.S. 7. various of the expert STORYLINE: The United States uses the dollar as a political weapon against other countries based on its interests, Cuban researcher Luis Rene Fernandez Tabio said in a recent interview. The 70-year-old academic, who has been studying and analyzing the U.S. economy for several decades, clarified that although the dollar has lost some of its share in the international economy, it still remains the primary currency of the global monetary and financial system. S