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Rafael Salido

Cuban president announces economic reforms to 'liberalise' the embargo-hit and blockaded island

Cuba’s President Miguel Díaz-Canel sprang a surprise on Friday, announcing a wide-ranging package of economic reforms that will affect tourism, foreign trade and investment and the private sector, aiming to liberalise the island's economy amid continued US economic pressure.

“The country is not paralysed. The country is confronting this whole situation intelligently. We cannot spell everything out so clearly because the enemy is watching everything we do,” Díaz-Canel said in an interview. “Our response must be one of unity.”

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