Cuba and Japan signed on Tuesday in Havana two legal instruments to formalize the granting of two donations, aimed at improving electricity service and the purchase of buses for urban transport.
More than 20 countries attend Cuban agriculture Fair
With the presence of delegations from 22 countries, the 22 International Agro-industrial Food Fair Fiagrop 2019 will be inaugurated this Monday, at the Rancho Boyeros fairgrounds, in Havana.
More Cubans access mobile banking services
Although it already has more than 6,796 customers registered in Mobile Banking, Banco Popular de Ahorro (BPA) in the province of Camagüey aspires to increase this figure, with the aim of facilitating all types of monetary transactions through the use of new technologies.
Charcoal exports to Europe help Cuban economy
About 300,000 tons of charcoal were sent to Europe by the province of Ciego de Ávila in little more than a decade, with the aim of improving the Cuban economy and increasing financial capacity and industrial and agricultural projects.
4G technology testing begins today in Havana
The Cuban Telecommunications Company (ETECSA) will carry out from this Friday the tests of the 4G technology in the capital.
One million tourists have visited Cuba in 2019
Five days before the same previous period, Cuba reached this Monday one million tourists, said Manuel Marrero Cruz, Minister of Tourism, considered one of the sectors of the Cuban economy.
Canadian company will set shop in Mariel Special Development Zone
WYM Group, S.A. became the first Québec-based company to establish itself in the Mariel Special Development Zone (ZEDM), for the production and marketing of tissue paper and cleaning products.
Cuba to participate in Vitrina Anato 2019 International Tourism Fair
Cuba will participate in the Vitrina Anato 2019 International Tourism Fair, which will take place from February 27 to March 1 at its usual headquarters in Bogota, Colombia.
European Union presents program to support Cuban energy policy
The European Union (EU) presented on Monday in Havana its Program to Support Cuba's Energy Policy in order to help change its energy matrix, reduce the consumption of fossil fuels and replace them with renewable sources (FRE).
Sales of Cuban cigars grew 7 percent worldwide in 2018
The joint venture Habanos SA, world leader in Premium cigars, announced that sales worldwide in 2018 were 7 percent up from the previous year, despite facing many difficulties
Cuban Foreign Trade Minister makes working visit to Qatar
Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz, minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, arrived in Qatar on a working visit where he was received by the Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Khalifa al Thani and by the Ministers of Finance, Trade and Industry, Ali Shareef Al Emadi and Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, respectively.
Cuba reaffirms willingness to accept and channel international aid for tornado victims
Cuba reiterates the position of accepting international aid for the victims of the tornado that hit Havana on January 27, and channeling resources to be used for the benefit of those affected, said the Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment of Cuba (Mincex), Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz.
Cuba attends Belgium Tourism Fair
The 61st edition of the Belgium Tourism Fair, Salon des Vacances, was held in Brussels with a large Cuban presence, whose stand was dedicated to honor the village of San Cristóbal de La Habana for its 500 years of foundation, diplomatic sources reported today.
African Union rejects U.S. bockade against Cuba
The Heads of State and Government attending the XXXII Ordinary Assembly of the African Union (AU) adopted, for the tenth consecutive time, a resolution against the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on Cuba by the government of the United States almost six decades ago.
Over 15 tons of illegal fish seized in Cuban province
More than 15,700 kilograms of fish species were confiscated in police raids carried out in private restaurants, tourism cars, capture zones and other areas of the central Cuban province of Santi Spiritus during 2018.







