Cuba pushes through sweeping free-market reforms in biggest economic shift since the revolution

Observers on Friday called Cuba's new free-market reforms the most sweeping economic overhaul of the island's communist economy since the Cuban revolution, as the grandson of former President Raul Castro said in an interview that Cuba must seek to move its economy forward.

Cuba pushes through sweeping free-market reforms in biggest economic shift since the revolution

TL;DR

  • Cuba's new free-market reforms are considered the most extensive economic overhaul since the Cuban revolution.
  • Observers noted these reforms as a sweeping change to the island's communist economy.
  • The grandson of former President Raul Castro stated in an interview that Cuba needs to move its economy forward.