US fuel sales to Cuban business bring a glimpse of capitalism to Havana

The Straits Times is reporting that American fuel is now being sold through unofficial channels in Cuba—gasoline hawked from apartments at thirty-eight dollars a gallon, diesel promoted on Instagram with reggaeton soundtracks. It's a striking symbol of market capitalism seeping into an energy sector that's remained under state control for more than six decades since Fidel Castro's revolution.

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