Shame to see capitalism being encouraged in Cuba.

The package was submitted to the country’s National Assembly on Thursday, where it is all but assured to pass.

The plan would expand opportunities for private enterprise and create measures to attract additional foreign investment, including from Cubans abroad.

It could also set the stage for private real estate development ⁠on the Caribbean island and the ⁠transformation of state-owned businesses ⁠into private commercial ventures with shares and equity stakes. It would also ‌allow private banks to enter Cuba’s once state-dominated ‌finance ‌sector.

Former Cuban leader Raul Castro, who was indicted by the US in May, has also backed the plan.

Trump has repeatedly floated both military attacks and what he has described as a “friendly takeover” of Cuba.

I don’t really have any high hopes that this will change much of anything for Cuba. Maybe this will be thr first step in separating themselves from the Eastern Bloc but it’s hard to imagine.