The survey of Cuba’s potential to export goods and services is one of the actions contribute to the inflow of foreign currency, Vivian Herrera Cid, director general of Foreign Trade of that Ministry (MINCEX), told Granma newspaper today.

The Chambers of Commerce of Cuba and the Republic of Benin set up a plan for joint work on Wednesday to promote bilateral trade, investment and business forums.

One of the main concerns among the Cubans, even before the beginning of Task Ordering, is the price of food. One of every family’s top priorities is to ensure that they can make ends meet. The new measures and a few others taken years ago are intended to improve the state of affairs in this regard.

 The Youth Technical Brigades (BTJ) confirmed in Havana their plans to help improve the national sugar agroindustry with technological innovations as part of a two-year cooperation agreement with the Sugar Group AZCUBA and the Association of Sugar

In keeping with the monetary reform, new fuel prices are set as of today for self-employed workers linked to transportation.

In the central-eastern region of Cuba, almost 500 kilometers from the capital city, is Cayo Cruz, an islet hardly known as a tourist destination. Its development is part of strategies and plans, conceived until 2030, that include the construction of approximately 25,000 hotel rooms here and in neighboring keys.

 Price increases, adjustments in service rates, support for vulnerable groups and an increase in job applications at the Labor and Social Security offices, make up the scenario of the first month of the task of monetary and financial re-ordering in Cuba.

More than three thousand citizens in the Cuban central province of Camaguey applied for jobs in State-run companies since the beginning of the year, and more than 1,500 self-employed workers got their licenses to start operations.

Citrus production in Cuba has declined in recent years, partly due to the lack of the necessary technology. Arrangements are on the way to import certain machinery in order to improve these yields.

The year 2020 was the year of best economic results in the history of Muebles Ludema, from Las Tunas, as it had revenues for more than 23.7 million pesos, mainly through production of furniture for the tourism industry.

A ranching company under the Cuban Agriculture Ministry made his first export of charcoal to Portugal, a product highly demanded in European countries.

Cuban minister of labor and social security, Marta Elena Feito Cabrera, said today on Twitter that employment is the main protection to a citizen, regarding the incorporation into the labor activities of more than 36, 000 people since last January 1.

Gustavo Rodriguez Rollero, Cuban minister of Agriculture, called to immediately begin the second stage of the implementation of the Food Sovereignty and Nutritional Education Plan, due to the importance of its application and the results it would produce for the country's current food situation.

The manufacture of new batches of electric tricycles in Cuba is one of the local transport sector’s projects for this year.