President Miguel Diaz-Canel presented reforms to open more sectors to private investment and revive the country's economy amid US blockade.
President Miguel Diaz-Canel presented reforms to open more sectors to private investment and revive the country's economy amid US blockade. Castro backed the proposals in a letter shown to the plenary as being "the most beneficial to the revolution at this time.
" / AP Cuba's powerful ex-president, Raul Castro, has thrown his weight behind liberal reforms aimed at reviving the collapsing economy in the face of a crippling US blockade. The Cuban government has announced a series of fast-track reforms to open more sectors to private investment, attract more capital from Cubans living abroad and shrink the state.
President Miguel Diaz-Canel has presented the measures — some of which are set to be approved by the National Assembly on Thursday, just a week after being unveiled — as the most substantial in years. Castro, widely seen as the power behind the throne, backed the proposals in a letter shown to the plenary as being "the most beneficial to the revolution at this time.
" The nonagenarian Castro, who was recently indicted by the United States over the downing of two civilian planes three decades ago, led the country for 15 years after succeeding his brother Fidel in 2006. It is unclear whether the reforms would satisfy US President Donald Trump, who is pushing for a change in Cuba's economic model, if not its leaders.
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Prime Minister Manuel Marrero was quoted by the government on X as assuring that the reforms "in no way imply relinquishing the social responsibility of the state.
" Private businesses, which can employ up to 100 people, were authorised in 2021 and have become an increasingly important part of the island's economy. Diaz-Canel said Cubans will be granted the same conditions as foreign investors, some of whom recently pulled out of Cuba over US sanctions. He has also announced plans to cut back the state by reducing the number of ministries and public servants.
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