Cuba's parliament approved a package of 174 economic reforms in just one week, marking the most significant shift in government policy in 15 years.

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…

The move came one day after Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel discussed measures aimed at boosting production.