The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Crisis-hit Cuba opens pharmacies, gas stations to private firms
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The Cuban government has issued a decree allowing private firms to operate in previously state-run sectors, including energy, medicine, and waste management. This shift aims to address severe shortages and economic instability caused by long-standing U.S. energy blockades.
Cuba moved to open crisis-ravaged parts of the state-run economy to private firms Wednesday (July 30, 2026), as the communist government struggles to ease acute shortages resulting from a U.S. energy blockade.
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