British Ambassador to Cuba Antony Stokes praised the collaboration potential of his country and the island in the tourist sector, which would be boosted during the upcoming 38th Cuba International Tourism Fair, which will take the U.K. as Guest of Honor.
Tourist arrivals in Cuba down by 7 percent
The number of arrivals of foreign visitors to Cuba decreased by 7 percent in the first quarter of this year if compared to same period of 2017, according to tourist authorities, who still expect to receive 2 million tourists by late May.
Second Cuban 5 star plus hotel to open in August
The Packard, Cuba's second luxury five-star plus hotel, located in Old Havana, is expected to be completed in August, according to officials from the company in charge of its construction.
Mexican company to start paint production in Cuban Zone of Mariel
Devox Caribe S.A, a branch of Mexico's General Paint company expects to begin paint production in late May in the Special Development Zone of Mariel, western Cuba.
China's Huamao company plans large sales to Cuba
China's Huamao Commodity Company expects sales at over 10 million dollars of hardware products in Cuba this year, which includes some six million lines of items.
Cuba will show its exportable portfolio in Peru's business forum
The main exportable offers of Cuba and its investment opportunities, mainly in the Special Mariel Development Zone (ZEDM), will be presented by the national delegation at the III Business Summit to be held in Peru on April 12 and 13.
Cubans drill the deepest horizontal oil well in Latin America
Using the extended-reach drill, Cuba is developing what has been considered the deepest horizontally-drilled oil well in Latin America as deep as 8,240 meters.
Retail e-commerce soon in Cuban national currency
The Cuban shopping network Tiendas Caribe, formerly TRD, will open an e-commerce service in summer, in Cuban pesos, the national currency which currently runs parallel to the convertible pesos which equals the value of dollars.
Vietnam-Cuba entrepreneurial forum in Havana
Cuban and Vietnamese entrepreneurs will meet in Havana on Thursday to consider new joint business opportunities, in the context of an official visit here by the General Secretary of Vietnam's Communist Party Nguyen Phu Trong.
Vietnamese Thai Binh to Open Disposable Diaper Factory at Mariel in 2019
Vietnamese Thai Binh Investment Trading Corp based in the Mariel Special Development Zone since 2016 will begin to produce sanitary pads and disposable diapers.
Mariel zone sparks promising economic future
After a little over four years of operations, the Special Development Zone, located on the western Cuban harbor of Mariel keeps on the road to becoming a promising platform for foreign investment projects in the region.
Cuba holds tourism fair with new offers
The International Tourism Fair 2018 to take place May 2-6 will promote the sun-and-beach modality with the launch of new products and services and will praise the U.K. as honor guest.
Cuban food industry invites German companies to make investments
A Cuban Food Industry delegation promoted in Germany investment opportunities during meetings with government officials and at the Food Tec 2018 International Food and Liqueurs Fair, held this week in the city of Cologne.
Trinidad and Tobago interested in Cuban agri-sector
Trinidad-Tobago is interested in fostering exchange with the Cuban agri-business sector, said ambassador to Havana Lacelot Cowie during a tour of the 21st Food and Agriculture Fair Fiagro 2018.
Inauguration of Cooperation Projects of the Japanese Embassy in Cuba
The rehabilitation and maintenance project of the aqueduct system in the Patricio Lumumba rural community of the municipality of Sibanicu to guarantee the stable and safe access of water in the region was inaugurated on Wednesday by Japan's ambassador to Cuba Masaru Watanabe.