And finally… cash or Czech?

Havana raised the prospect of paying in either pharmaceuticals or rum at recent negotiations over the historic debt, which dates back to the Cold War era.

However, Czechia maintains that at least part of the debt should be paid in cash.

If the repayment was made fully in rum, it means Cuba would deliver 138 times as much rum to Czechia as the $2 million worth which was imported last year.