Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro and his brother, Cuba's President Raul Castro, speak during the closing ceremony of the sixth Cuban Communist Party (PCC) congress in Havana in 2011.
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Cuba under Raul Castro has undertaken several significant economic reforms, including a new law in November to allow Cubans to buy and sell property.
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Allowing Cubans to open and operate their own businesses |
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Allowing the Cuban press to operate freely and without censor |
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Allowing Cubans to travel outside the island without previous permission |
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Allowing exiled Cubans to buy homes in the capital |
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