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Cuba’s Communist Party has approved an emergency economic package featuring unprecedented free-market measures.

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Cuba

Who
Cuba's Communist Party, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel
What
Cuba’s Communist Party has approved an emergency economic package featuring unprecedented free-market measures.
When
Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:56:38 GMT · 14h 23m ago
Where
Cuba ·
Why
The package aims to open up Cuba's struggling economy following heightened pressure from the United States.
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The measures are expected to decentralize the state-run economy, reduce government ministries, grant autonomy to municipalities and state-owned companies, and phase out subsidies, restructuring Cuba's economic model.

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