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The regime is opening up the economy, but its political moves lack credibility
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A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

The democratic opposition is left out in the cold

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

They explain the country’s slide from democracy to dictatorship

Lessons from history for Venezuela and Iran

Economic growth may accelerate and the regime has become less repressive