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Cuba conducts national defense and economic reform

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Cuba continues its dual focus on national defense readiness and a comprehensive restructuring of its economic model. President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez has identified the agricultural sector as vital for food security model through 176 economic and enhancing purchasing power. social transformations. To facilitate these reforms, the government is implementing regulations such as Decree Law 128 to attract foreign investment, allowing foreign accounts without prior Central Bank authorization and permitting investors to hire workers directly. Recent regulatory updates published in the Official Gazette allow expand the capabilities of foreign commercial representatives representatives, allowing them to engage directly in foreign trade operations and wholesale distribution. These entities may now hire Cuban workers without the distribution while bypassing mandatory use of intermediary employer entities employers to reduce costs and eliminate supply chain intermediaries. Furthermore, new rules aim to establish a national network of light gastronomy through mobile or fixed food service points costs. President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez and Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz have utilized the development of commercial brands. Officials state official podcast ‘Desde la Presidencia’ to discuss these measures reforms, which are designed to increase the supply of raw materials and inputs for local production. By late 2026, officials reported progress on 176 economic and social transformations, noting that between July organized into 23 thematic axes. These include measures such as private banking, private exchange houses, and September, increased foreign investment in the government designed 160 implementation proposals and approved 197 legal norms. The non-state sector. While the non-state sector has expanded grown to include 16,100 micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), 448 non-state cooperatives, and over 385,000 self-employed workers. While Prime Minister Manuel workers, Marrero Cruz acknowledged noted that improvements in the population’s quality full benefits of life are ‘not yet widely noticeable,’ these measures may not be visible until 2027. Díaz-Canel has characterized the current economic environment as a ‘multidimensional war against Cuba’ driven by external coercive measures. President Díaz-Canel has emphasized that while market-oriented mechanisms are being introduced, coercive, ideological, and communicative tactics. Despite the state will government’s efforts to maintain its a central role in planning to ensure the a socialist character of economy, the economy. In tandem with economic shifts, reforms face public skepticism. Some citizens have expressed concern that the government is integrating community development economic benefits may only reach those with national defense. existing financial means, potentially increasing inequality.

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  1. 2026-10-04 19:11 UTC Cuba conducts national defense and economic reform
  2. 2026-10-03 21:23 UTC Cuba conducts national defense and economic reform
  3. 2026-10-03 04:17 UTC Cuba conducts national defense and economic reform
  4. 2026-10-03 02:01 UTC Cuba conducts national defense and economic reform
  5. 2026-10-02 23:11 UTC Cuba conducts national defense and economic reform
  6. 2026-10-02 16:15 UTC Cuba conducts national defense and economic reform
  7. 2026-10-01 19:39 UTC Cuba conducts national defense and economic reform
  8. 2026-10-01 18:56 UTC Cuba conducts national defense and economic reform
  9. 2026-09-29 06:14 UTC Cuba conducts national defense and economic reform
  10. 2026-09-28 23:23 UTC Cuba conducts national defense and economic reform
  11. 2026-09-27 18:02 UTC Cuba conducts national defense and economic reform
  12. 2026-09-26 19:39 UTC Cuba conducts national defense and economic reform
  13. 2026-09-26 02:52 UTC Cuba conducts national defense and economic reform
  14. 2026-09-17 16:09 UTC Cuba conducts national defense and economic reform
  15. 2026-09-15 19:19 UTC Cuba conducts national defense and agricultural reform
  16. 2026-09-12 09:45 UTC Cuba conducts national defense and combat readiness drills
  17. 2026-09-12 03:39 UTC Cuba conducts national defense and combat readiness drills
  18. 2026-09-05 14:10 UTC Cuba conducts national defense and combat readiness drills
  19. 2026-09-02 02:39 UTC Cuba conducts national defense and combat readiness drills
  20. 2026-08-28 22:25 UTC Cuba conducts national defense inspections and exercises
  21. 2026-08-22 02:27 UTC Cuba national defense preparedness inspections

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