China lends Cuba a helping hand

<p>The US and Iran rejected each other’s peace proposals, EU officials are urging governments to avoid excessive support to offset surging energy prices, and the value of buyouts by private equity groups fell by more than a third in the first quarter of the year. Plus, Cuba is offsetting power blackouts and shortages with the help of soaring imports of solar technology from China.</p><br><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/43f8ea8a-d8a9-444c-82c5-8a0358c948ed?accessToken=zwAAAZ3-sGmWkc9D-OqK2KlETNOCxYoDWMlI7QE.MEUCIQC92VU1I2ZCfRwWYAvrQMqn1SbGQeOf8QQn4JlZBL_ZbgIgHYDzZqEebpxYhebm7zoC_I69_XKCZExzg0h4Pr8btzg&amp;segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US and Iran reject each other’s proposals to end war</a></p><p><a …