Managing gas stations, pharmacies, port facilities, waste collection, and renewable energy are among the sectors set to open up, sharply cutting the list of services private companies had previously been barred from offering. Cuba’s private sector will now be allowed to operate in gasoline distribution, the sale of medicines and eyewear, vehicle imports, running nursing homes, and managing passenger and cargo terminals, as well as port facilities and marinas. On June 18, parliament approved a long list of 176 measures that called for opening up nearly the entire economy to private business, including agriculture and banking. It marks a historic shift for the communist government and its economy, which has been mired in crisis amid months of pressure from the United States. The oil embargo imposed by President Donald Trump has pushed the Cuban economy to the brink of collapse, with shortages of food, fuel, drinking water, and medicine, and constant power outages.