selling appliances and other goods in dollars at the end of the month cuban vice president salvador valdez mesa made the announcement on cuban television so. the proposal is to start the sale of the most in demand products. such as domestic appliances mopeds flat screen televisions air conditioners as well as automotive parts. cubans who want to shop in these special stores will need to use a dollar denominated bank card from an account opened with tradeable currencies consumers here are for the move. out of i think that it's been well thought out and its benefits will help the quality of life for the people here and yet when. it's the state that benefits and that money can be invested by the state in other resources that we need. cuba's state run economy is facing a crisis because of the ongoing u.s. sanctions and the fact that longtime support from venezuela is dropping due to a crisis there still cubans want to comforts of modern life and they're paying in dollars to get them. and also some of the other stories making news around the world romania and bulgaria are pitching for folks like thi