A tanker truck unloads fuel at a gas station in Havana on Friday. Cuban economic growth slowed sharply to 1 percent in the first half of this year, because of lower exports and restrictions in fuel supply, Economy Minister Marino Murillo said Friday, according to Cuban news agency Prensa Latina. The figure was down from 4.7 percent in the same period of 2015.

    The Cuban Government had already forecast slower growth this year. Even so, it will likely struggle to reach its full-year goal of 2 percent, down from 4 percent in 2015, given that the first half is traditionally the strongest.SD-Agencies