Cuba's prime minister, backed by the Communist Party and former leader Raul Castro, announced a broad set of measures to privatize large parts of the state's socialist economy in an effort to cope with heavy US sanctions, according to Israeli journalist Asaf Rozentzweig (N12).
Cuba's leadership is taking a significant step away from its orthodox socialist economic model. Prime Minister Miguel Díaz-Canel (the source message refers to 'the prime minister of Cuba', assumed to be Díaz-Canel) outlined a series of reforms backed by the Communist Party and former President Raúl Castro. The package, reported by Israeli journalist Asaf Rozentzweig on N12, aims to privatize large sections of Cuba's state-controlled economy as a response to tightened US sanctions. The scope of the privatization and its timeline remain unspecified, but the move represents the most notable shift in Cuban economic policy in years, signaling a recognition that the current model cannot withstand the external pressure.
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