The National Office of the Tax Administration (ONAT) in Guantánamo province fined 159 taxpayers that failed to comply with the tax declaration and payment corresponding to fiscal year 2017.

The Jardines del Rey destination is preparing its installations to welcome the national vacationers which is the second market during the summer months.

The Council of Ministers, meeting earlier this week in the Palace of the Revolution and headed by its President, Miguel Diaz-Canel, analyzed the performance of the national economy in the first half of the year, the liquidation of the 2017 State Budget and the control actions taken to implement it, as well as exports, foreign loans for investment and foreign investment.

The Minister of Economy and Planning Ricardo Cabrisas met on Thursday in Havana with an official delegation from Spain that will participate in the 22nd Session of the Cuba-Spain Business Committee presided by the General Director of Trade and Investment of the State Trade Secretariat of the European nation Jose Luis Kaiser Moreira.

Foreign investment is fundamental for the growth and development of the country, we must be audacious and creative in the way we focus it in order to achieve advancing in the projects that we design. Meanwhile, exports is vitally important not only to substitute imports, but also to contribute resources that the country needs for its economic development.

Strategic alliances, opportunities to attract foreign investment and broad space for scientific technical exchanges will center the attention of the participants to the 2018 Cubaindustria Convention and Fair to be held from June 18th to the 22 nd in Havana.

The Cuba-Spain Business Committee meets from today and tomorrow at Havana´s Hotel Nacional, as disclosed by the Chamber of Commerce of Cuba.

Cuba and Turkey will create a Business Committee with the aim of increasing their economic and trade relations, reported today from Istanbul Prensa Latina (PL) agency
Ileana Núñez Mordoche, the island's deputy foreign trade minister, who is visiting the European nation, and her Turkish counterpart will sign the constitution.

Republican Senator Jeff Flake highlighted on Monday in Havana that traveling to Cuba is safe in a clear message for those that have wanted to impede US travelers to visit the Caribbean island.

Directives of Cuban and Vietnamese companies signed on Monday five commercial agreements in the framework of the Conference for the Promotion of Investment, Trade and Tourism in the city of Ho Chi Minh.

The colonial town of Trinidad in the southern coast of the province of Sancti Spiritus continues attracting thousands of foreign tourists with the entry of 49 cruises and mega yachts from almost a dozen countries thanks to its heritage values.

Cuban Economy and Planning Minister Ricardo Cabrisas met on Thursday in Havana with the Council Member (Minister) for Macroeconomic Comprehensive Commission of the Eurasian Economy Commission, Tatiana Valovaya who is on a working visit to the Caribbean island.

The representative of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, OECO, Jossette Edward Charlemagne said on Thursday in Havana that the entity that makes up 10 small island states are interested in the Cuban experience in adapting to climate change.

Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz, Vice President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba and Minister of Economy and Planning, spoke on Wednesday at the opening session of the 22nd International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, which was chaired by the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation Anton Siluanov.