Sales up to July in the German market of Cuban Premium cigars increased by 18.6 percent when compared to the same period last year, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment of Cuba (MINCEX) reported on Twitter.

Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said that neoliberal policies applied by governments in their economy will only deepen the crisis generated by Covid-19.

Cuba's and Slovakia's representatives highlighted the good state of bilateral relations and called for the strengthening of collaboration and exchange between the two countries.

Miguel Angel Ramirez, Cuban ambassador to Japan, held a positive exchange today with Junichiro Yamasaki, Deputy General Manager of the Business Department for Energy, Infrastructure and Urban Development of the important Japanese company Mitsubishi Corporation, recently appointed as the new Director for its office in Havana.

Cuba will participate, as President pro tempore, of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in Session 35 of the Plenary Committee of that organization, which will be held virtually next Tuesday, August 4, 2020.

Cuba and the Basque Country signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in order to deepen cooperation ties, as announced by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment of the Caribbean island in its official Twitter account.

The presentation at the United Nations of the Cuban resolution against the U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade will take place in May 2021 instead of the traditional date, the Cuban foreign ministry announced on Wednesday.

Cuban transport minister Eduardo Rodriguez Davila and his Russian counterpart, Evgueni Ivanovich Dietrich, ratified the importance of bilateral cooperation and the interest in strengthening it.

Cuban and foreign executives will create this Thursday the Ron Vigia S.A. Joint Venture, under the sponsorship of the AZCUBA Sugar Group.

The destination Jardines del Rey, in the north of Ciego de Avila province, is ready to receive international clients and only depends on the authorization of the issuing countries and the re-incorporation of the airlines that fly to the place.

The diversification of income levels in the State budget and a greater decentralization in the management of financial resources are among the changes to be implemented in Cuba, as part of the government's strategy for post-COVID-19 economic recovery.