article_snippet.sent: We believe that this is going to be a dramatic change that is going to be to the benefit of the people of Cuba and also to the people of the United States.'
article_snippet.sent: MasterCard says MasterCard is ready to provide service in Cuba and .
article_snippet.sent: Neither has reached a deal with Cuban officials, but by .
article_snippet.sent: Obama loosened the trade embargo early this year with a series of executive actions that allow easier U.S. travel to Cuba, more remittances to the United States and, at least on paper, U.S. exports to support the United States's relatively new private business sector.
article_snippet.sent: Obama also moved to remove Cuba from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terror, removing a barrier to access to the global financial system.
article_snippet.sent: Cuban officials have been pushing Obama to go further with measures that could include more specific federal licenses for U.S. businesses to trade with Cuba in ways currently prohibited. '
article_snippet.sent: Ten previous U.S. governors have visited Cuba since 1999 but
article_snippet.sent: none since 2010, according to the U.S.-Cuba Trade and Economic Council.
highlights_snippet.sent: President Obama eased trade and travel restrictions earlier this year .