Cuba Reforms Aimed at Productivity
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Channel: Voice of America · 2008 · News & Politics
Cuban President Raul Castro has introduced a series of reforms since he succeeded his ailing brother, Fidel, earlier this year. The reforms are primarily economic, but also include lifting restrictions on the sale of computers, cell phones and other items. As VOA's Bill Rodgers reports, Cuba experts say the measures are significant but do not indicate any loosening of Communist Party control of the island.