Despite restrictions imposed by the U.S. government, more than 639,000 U.S. citizens traveled to Cuba in 2018, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said.

Cuba will deepen its economic relations with Iran and Algeria, important commercial actors of Africa and Asia, through the holding of two intergovernmental commissions with high level representatives of those two nations during this month of January.

Quality, the development of infrastructure and the expansion of services are key elements to be taken into account by Cuban authorities to meet their goal of receiving this year five million of foreign visitors,

Cuba will develop an integrated digital platform this year in order to facilitate foreign trade operations, which will be linked to the simplification of procedures for the export and import of goods.

Given the growing demand to further reduce imports, 75 producers in the province of Sancti Spíritus this year have assumed about 90 percent of agricultural supplies to the tourism sector in this region, one of Cuba's main tourist areas.

The analysis of the opinions offered during the consultation on the constitutional reform process and the behavior of the country's economic indicators and programs will focus the debates of Cuban deputies during the II session of the IX legislature of the National Assembly of People's Power.

Xin Hongkai, General Manager of the Chinese firm BGP Multi Client, announced in Havana the beginning of the international commercialization of the results of its marine seismic campaign in two non-exclusive directions, to contribute to the development of the Cuban oil industry.

Two new resolutions regulating the exercise of self-employment were published on Wednesday in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Cuba, which modify rules approved in June of this year.

Philippe Bayard, president of Sunrise Airways, which inaugurated a new air route between Havana and Santo Domingo, said in this capital its intention to promote and encourage open skies for the Caribbean.

Resolution No. 904/2018 of the Ministry of Finance and Prices, published on Wednesday in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Cuba, approves modifications in the operation of the business accounts of the holders of six of the self-employed activities approved last June.

Margarita González Fernández, Minister of Labor and Social Security, stressed in Havana that changes in the legal rules for self-employment do not mean setbacks, but part of a process of improvement.

The country is immersed in an unprecedented economic battle, amidst the tense financial situation it faces, worsened by the aggressiveness of the empire, said Miguel Díaz-Canel, President of the Councils of State and Ministers, on Thursday in Guantanamo city.

American Airlines Inc. awarded Varadero International Airport with the Customer Service Cup, the most important award for efficient and quality performance in the company's operations.

Cuba's Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment, Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz, is making an official visit to Canada until Thursday, November 22, to participate in official meetings with politicians and representatives of the business sectors in Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal.