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Cuba says US sanctions are blocking its efforts to open the economy to private investment

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States has demanded that Cuba open up to private investment, and Cuba has passed sweeping reforms to encourage just that. ambassador says he wants to know why Washington keeps piling on sanctions that stymie the very economic opening it has sought for decades.

Cuba says US sanctions are blocking its efforts to open the economy to private investment

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States has demanded that Cuba open up to private investment, and Cuba has passed sweeping reforms to encourage just that.

ambassador says he wants to know why Washington keeps piling on sanctions that stymie the very economic opening it has sought for decades.

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States has demanded that Cuba open up to private investment, and Cuba has passed sweeping reforms to encourage just that. ambassador says he wants to know why Washington keeps piling on sanctions that stymie the very economic opening it has sought for decades.

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