Cuba's economic reforms: Could Trump's policies force the most radical changes yet?
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The Economist
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This article discusses the history of economic reforms in Cuba, from the 1990s when the Communist Party first allowed private business after losing Soviet support, to further reforms in the 2010s driven by the global financial crisis and COVID-19 pandemic. It raises the question of whether Donald Trump's policies, which have caused significant hardship in Cuba, might paradoxically lead to the most drastic economic changes yet.
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· 3 pulledCUBA'S RULING Communist Party first cracked open the door to private business in the 1990s, when it lost the Soviet Union as its patron.
Will Donald Trump, whose measures have plunged the country into unprecedented hardship, achieve the next and most drastic economic change?
This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline 'Starting the engine'
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