Cuba is in the midst of its worst economic crisis in decades, as escalating U.S. sanctions and a fuel blockade continue to create shortages of food, fuel, and other basic goods. But as the communist government’s state-run institutions fail, the island’s private sector is beginning to take off, thanks to a wave of reforms that have opened up Cuba’s economy more than at any time since the revolution.
The Wall Street Journal obtained visas to report in Cuba and see firsthand how these two divergent realities are coming into conflict. Watch WSJ’s on-the-ground look at how Cuba’s deepening crisis has created its own economic boom.
Chapters:
0:00 Cuba’s private enterprise boom
1:00 The transitions from a full state-run economy
4:44 Opportunities in Cuba and U.S. fuel sales
8:02 The uneven growth for Cuba’s economy
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