Cuba's Communist Party approves emergency free-market economic package to open up island's economy
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Associated Press
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Summary
Cuba's Communist Party has approved an emergency economic package featuring unprecedented free-market measures aimed at opening up the struggling island's economy. The measures include decentralizing the state-run economy, and come amid heightened pressure from the United States. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and other officials have provided statements about the proposals, though the full document has not been released.
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Measures are expected to further de
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