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Cuba is legalising the
of small and medium-sized businesses. This is a
shift in policy from the communist-ruled country. State-owned companies have been
in Cuba since the 1959
that brought Fidel Castro to
. He nationalised Cuba's industries and put them into
hands. Now entrepreneurs can operate businesses with up to 100
. The government's change of heart came after a month of street protests against worsening economic
. People also protested about a
of food and the coronavirus
.
