A total of 863 export and import contracts have been signed between Cuban non-state management forms (FGNE) and specialized entities, of which 42 have been for the commercialization of national products in the international market.

Agriculture in Cuba is one of the sectors that has been most affected by the blockade imposed by the United States, a hostile policy that even at present constitutes the main hindrance to the development of the sector.

All the agricultural exports of Ciego de Avila (central Cuba) have been produced in certified areas, including those belonging to the cooperative and farming sector, which gives an added value to these productions, which are distinguished by their quality.

On January 28, version 1.0 of the mobile application Job Offers, developed by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MTSS), will be launched in Cuba.

To ensure the fulfillment of the strategy of economic and social recovery in the agricultural sector in Cuba, in 2021-2030 it is required to make productive investments at a rate of 900 million pesos per year, an expert in the field said.

Meisi Bolaños Weiss, Minister of Finance and Prices, announced the decision to regulate the maximum price of the workers' canteen up to 18 pesos per day on average, some 432 pesos in the month.

SANCTI SPIRITUS, Cuba, Jan 13 (ACN) The central region of Cuba obtained the indicator of covered tobacco layer for export above 81 % in the recently completed campaign 2019-2020, possible due to the introduction of more efficient varieties, according to authorities of this economic sector.

The campaign of sworn statement and payment of taxes that begins next January 28 will not be impacted by the monetary re-ordering, since the income to be reported is that of the fiscal year 2020.

Ana Teresita Gonzalez, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, said on Monday that the Portfolio of Opportunities for Foreign Capital in Cuba in the period 2020-2021, offers multiple opportunities to interested companies and businesses.

Anyone who needs a nursing home and has no income, or whose family cannot afford the increased fee, will continue to be subsidized from Social Assistance funds, Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera, Minister of Labor and Social Security, said on Monday.

The sale of agricultural supplies and equipment in freely convertible currency (MLC) has been well received by farmers and producers, as it has raised nearly 300,000 USD in a few months.

Cuba’s Economy Minister Alejandro Gil Fernandez highlighted on Twitter the treatment to be given by the Central Bank of Cuba to all accounts in Cuban Convertible Pesos (CUC) of individuals and is part of the implementation of the re-ordering task, which has been in place in the country since January 1.

Under strict health protocols, the Cubanacán Group's E Hotels in the Cuban city of Camaguey resumed their operations to accommodate tourists from the international market, after the interruption of their services due to the COVID-19.

Many Japanese companies are very interested in investing in Cuba and we hope the next U.S. administration will further increase our relations, assured Naoki Yokobayashi, charge d'affaires of the Japanese embassy to the Caribbean island.