A Cuban delegation is attending the 12th Sectoral Ministerial Meeting on Tourism, to be held March 9-10 at the Andorra la Vella Convention Center.

Rodrigo Malmierca, Cuban minister of foreign trade and foreign investment, held working meetings with Graciela Marquez, Mexican secretary of economy, as well as with Luz Maria de la Mora, undersecretary of foreign trade, with whom he discussed joint investment projects.

The gradual elimination of the CUC payment in gastronomic establishments as of last Feb. 29 aims to achieve greater control in this chain, said Miriam Perez, deputy minister of domestic trade.

Ana Teresita Gonzalez, Deputy Minister in the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Trade and Investment (MINCEX by its Spanish acronym), received Dr. Idris Mayya, ambassador of the Syrian Arab Republic in Havana.

Cuba was placed in the list of the 25 most popular destinations in the world corresponding to Tripadvisor Traveller's Choice Awards, the largest travel website worldwide, and based on the opinions and ratings of millions of its members.

Experts from the Agricultural Research Center of the Las Villas Central University (UCLV by its Spanish acronym) are studying the megalurothrips usitatus (bean flower thrip), an insect that has caused severe damage to the country's bean plantations in recent months.

The Cuban-Brazilian joint venture Brascuba Cigarettes S.A. is about to celebrate its 25th anniversary, and despite the limitations and obstacles to its production and marketing caused by the U.S. blockade, it recently renewed its contract to stay on the Caribbean island for the next 40 years.

The remittance company Western Union suspended on Wednesday financial transfers to Cuba, except those from the United States, as a result of the increase in sanctions by Washington.

The 13th international construction fair, Fecons 2020, will be held at the Pabexpo fairgrounds in Havana, April 21-24.
One of the main objectives of the fair is to boost foreign investment opportunities, according to Angel Vilaragut, first deputy minister of the ministry.

Jesus Rodriguez Mendoza, general director of the food industry (MINAL by its Spanish acronym) business group, introduced the development program of this ministry until 2030, during the workshop More production of the food industry with the application of science, concluding this Wednesday at the Convention center in Cojimar (western Cuba).

In the presence of Jorge Luis Tapia Fonseca, vice prime minister of the Republic of Cuba and Gustavo Rodriguez Rollero, minister of Agriculture, the international seminar, one of the most relevant events of the 22nd Habano Festival, was opened this Wednesday in Havana.

Cuban business opportunities will be tackled this Friday at a panel discussion at the Cuban embassy to Rome.
The main speaker is the director of foreign investment at the Cuban ministry of foreign trade and foreign investment, Deborah Rivas, Prensa Latina reported.

The Islamic Republic of Iran released on Thursday to the Hermanos Ameijeiras Clinical and Surgical Hospital in Havana a high-tech medical equipment, which is very useful for complex surgical procedures.

Havana Club International S.A. launched on Thursday in Havana the limited edition of the ultra-prestige rum Tributo 2020, a limited edition of only 2.500 bottles worldwide.