Cuba Makes Market-Friendly Changes in Face of Trump Pressure (1)

June 18, 2026, 5:10 PM UTC

Cuba’s leadership signed off on a sweeping list of 176 market-liberalization measures covering 23 core areas, as the Caribbean nation tries to rescue a moribund economy that’s being squeezed by US sanctions.

The Communist Party’s central committee approved the measures late Wednesday, according to state-run newspaper Granma. The National Assembly has been called in for a special session to ratify them Thursday.

President Miguel Díaz-Canel first flagged the reforms last week and they touch almost all sectors of the economy, including energy, agriculture and foreign trade. But it’s unclear whether they will satisfy Donald Trump, who has imposed ...

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