Cuba’s Communist Party approves opening economy in unprecedented move (opens in new tab)

submitted by Cuba’s Communist Party has approved a raft of unprecedented free-market measures as part of an emergency economic package. The package was submitted to the country’s National Assembly on Thursday, where it is all but assured to pass. The plan would expand opportunities for private enterprise and create measures to attract additional foreign investment, including from Cubans abroad. It could also set the stage for private real estate development ⁠on the Caribbean island and the ⁠t...