Can capitalism save Cuba's revolution?
Cuba is undergoing its biggest economic transformation in decades: private firms are back and small businesses employ a quarter of the workforce. But market reform has brought no political opening. - 2026/08 / article
Cuba's revolution is facing its most significant economic transformation in decades, with private firms and small businesses now employing a quarter of the workforce. Despite this, political liberalization has not followed the economic changes. A newly renovated house in Havana stands as a symbol of this transformation, housing TaTamanía, Cuba's first private care home.
This innovative venture was long prohibited under the revolution but was allowed due to a lack of public resources. Established by a former paediatrician and her husband, this 'mipyme' or small and medium enterprise, has become a beacon of change in a country struggling with economic and political challenges.
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