Economic reforms

An economist compares Cuba to a bankrupt company: "Whoever has the resources must take power."

For the regime's elite, private entrepreneurship is a cancer that is tolerated, not a freedom that is celebrated

This is the roadmap of 13 pillars to rebuild Cuba after the end of Castroism

Economist Pedro Monreal warns: The 176 measures of the regime lack a macroeconomic anchor

"No one can take away our notebook": What would Mariela Castro say today about the possible end of universal subsidies in Cuba?

The fearful loyalists against the free dissenters

Capitalism may enter Cuba through the economy, but not through the ballot box

Díaz-Canel said there would be no "capitalist turns": Eight years later, the script changes

Díaz-Canel insists: There will be no multiparty system, and the Communist Party will control the shift to capitalism in Cuba

A guava candy bar for 600 pesos: inflation in Cuba turns another popular product into a luxury

Cuban communists rebel against the regime's economic turn: "Pure and hard capitalism."

From "we're not going to cap prices" to WhatsApp to report merchants: The new economic twist of the Cuban regime

How to legalize motorcycles and assembled mopeds in Cuba: requirements, deadlines, and who can do it

New rules for transferring a vehicle in Cuba: This changes for buyers, heirs, and owners

What is Mercado de Abasto? This is how the new wholesale market approved by the Cuban regime will operate

Cuban regime establishes requirements for manufacturing and assembling vehicles on the island

Cuban-American businessman Carlos Saladrigas: "Without political changes, there is no seriousness or credibility in Cuba."

Democratic Reconstruction in Cuba: What Latin America Must Learn to Avoid Repeating History

"For a revolutionary, there is no rest": Díaz-Canel's message after honoring Ramiro Valdés

Díaz-Canel: "The transformations are not for more capitalism, but to defend and advance in the construction of socialism."

Díaz-Canel acknowledges the fear of private capital growth in Cuba

Cuban deputy: "Even though it may not seem like it, what we are doing is revolutionary."

When voting becomes a problem: The Cuban regime shifts the goalposts again

Emergency capitalism to save a communist tyranny

From the architect of the Constitution to the jurist of the 176 measures: The transition that the Cuban regime never explained

Cuban tourism in crisis: 73% of hotels closed and 25,000 workers at home

Marrero warns that Cuba is entering "the most important and perhaps the most difficult stage" of its economic reforms

Marrero states that the prolonged blackouts are "the main problem" in Cuba

Cuba cuts 92,000 positions in the ministerial administration, announces Marrero

New decree confirms the Cuban regime's monopoly on the press and prohibits independent journalism

The Cuban regime claims that the privatization of the economy is "for the welfare of the population."

The regime allows child care as a non-state activity and maintains private tutoring under certain conditions

Official Gazette establishes new salary scales for musicians, actors, and dancers

Cuba sets the basic salary of a newly graduated doctor at 7,045 CUP, equivalent to about 14 dollars per month

Cuban regime announces the reduction of unauthorized activities in the non-state sector

Economist questions what will happen to pension payments if the Mipyme runs out of cash

Cuban economist crunches the numbers: minimum wage of 3,210 pesos against a cost of over 100,000 for basic necessities

The Cuban state economy is collapsing: Sales have decreased by 29% and profits by 31%, according to the ONEI

The state economy is sinking: Nearly 400 Cuban companies are operating at a loss

Díaz-Canel challenges Washington's message: "Economic, political, and social decisions are and will be ours."

"Elites are obscenely enriching themselves": The phrase by Díaz-Canel that best captures Cuba's privileged class

The regime insists on its capitalist transformations and prompts mockery: "Progress on the horizon? To infinity and beyond."

Official media warns that reforms in Cuba could turn into another business for corrupt bureaucrats

Díaz-Canel promises to "unleash productive forces" and strengthen territorial defense

"More of the same": Readers react with skepticism to Díaz-Canel's announcement regarding reforms under the control of the PCC

Díaz-Canel: The reforms will be under the control of the Communist Party to build "Cuban-style socialism."

"Go away!": Cubans erupt after Díaz-Canel's metaphor of "utopia on the horizon" in the face of the never-ending crisis in Cuba

Díaz-Canel acknowledges that the Cuban regime has turned to capitalism to stay in power: "It hurts me."

Cuban economists present a roadmap to overcome the crisis

Are all state workers now "vulnerable"? What the regime's new salary scale reveals

Díaz-Canel's salary increase also benefits the regime's 'cadres': This is how their salaries rise

"A carton of eggs costs more than the raise": Cubans explain the real cost of living to Díaz-Canel

Cubans are outraged by Díaz-Canel's remarks about the salary increase: "It doesn't even last them for three days."

State-owned company in Las Tunas turns to the private sector to produce asphalt and paint

"The invisible hand of the State": Monreal dismantles the regime's rhetoric on its financial planning model

Díaz-Canel on the increase in salaries and pensions: "It shows that the reforms protect the most vulnerable."

Exchange rate in Cuba this Saturday: The dollar rises and the euro falls

Díaz-Canel advocates for greater autonomy for state-owned enterprises amid new economic reforms

"Usufruct is the name of the poison": Cubans mockingly reject the offer of land for emigrants

The Cuban government announces that emigrants will be able to apply for land in usufruct