Castro, de 95 años, no ocupa cargos oficiales, pero es una figura clave del poder en Cuba. Una veintena de reformas están a punto de ser aprobadas.

Cuba's powerful ex-president Raul Castro on Wednesday threw his weight behind liberal reforms aimed at reviving the collapsing economy in the face of a crippling US blockade.

Cuba's former president Raul Castro on Wednesday backed sweeping economic reforms proposed by the government to revive the crisis-hit economy amid a longstanding US embargo. The…