Cuba Opens State Wholesale Market to Some Private Businesses

Cuba says it is opening its state-controlled wholesale market to a limited number of private business owners in response to rising prices that have angered many ordinary Cubans. Without access to wholesale goods, private business have been buying basic supplies in retail outlets and raising the prices to generate profit, leading to widespread hikes in the cost of food and many household goods. State-run media said Wednesday that food and personal-service businesses that are either...

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