{
  "id": 10294990,
  "title": "Cuba Says US Sanctions Are Holding Back Its Opening to Private Business",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/cuba-says-us-sanctions-are-holding-back-its-opening-to-private",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T20:05:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/cuba-us-sanctions-market-reforms-irreversible-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Cuba’s deputy foreign minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío told Bloomberg that US sanctions are holding back Havana’s 176-measure market opening, and that easing pressure would make it “truly irreversible”. Washington says no one will invest under Cuba’s current model. The post Cuba Says US Sanctions Are Holding Back Its Opening to Private Business appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}