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Cuba president: Revolution endures 60 years of US blockade

Cuba's president says internal bureaucracy, not the US blockade, is holding back the economy.

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Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel acknowledged that obstacles to Cuba's economic growth come from internal bureaucracy and slowness, not from abroad or the US blockade. He stated that rules hold back those who want to produce and that decisions have been postponed. Díaz-Canel emphasized that what depends on Cuba must be changed internally. This marks a rare admission of domestic fault from the Cuban leadership.
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2d ago@clashreport

Díaz-Canel made new remarks specifically about foreign investment being hindered by obstacles, urging investors to take initiative.

2d ago@clashreport

President Díaz-Canel explicitly states that obstacles are not from abroad or the blockade, but from internal bureaucracy and slowness, adding a new dimension to the earlier topic about foreign investment obstacles.

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