Cuban Vice-President and Minister of Economy and Planning Ricardo Cabrisas received this Saturday morning Igor Crnadak, Foreign Minister of Bosnia-Herzegovina who is in Cuba on an official visit.
Cuba Benefits from Loans to Change Agricultural Machinery
International government loans granted to Cuba in the past two years have contributed to the gradual change of agricultural machinery, asserted in Wednesday in this capital an official of the Ministry of Agriculture (MINAG).
New Hotel to be Built Near Havana's Jose Marti Intl. Airport
The construction of a five star hotel near the Jose Marti International Airport in Havana stands out among the new business proposals included in the portfolio of foreign investment of the Ministry of Tourism (Mintur).
Louisiana trade mission to Cuba
In an effort to find opportunities to export agricultural goods to Cuba, Louisiana´s Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain is heading a business mission to the island.
PDVSA will NOT cut oil exports to Cuba
Officials with PDVSA rejected allegations that the Venezuelan state-owned oil firm plans to lower crude exports to Cuba.
Mexico´s Interjet Airlines Opens Weekly Flights to Central Cuba
Mexico´s Interjet Airline company it will operate two weekly flights as of July 14 to the central Cuban city of Santa Clara.
Activity of Cruises in Cuba Increases in First Half of 2016
Cuba welcomed during the first half of this year 53,748 cruise passengers, 40,751 more than in the same period of 2015, informed Tourism Minister Manuel Marrero.
Puerto Rican Solidarity Brigade Arrives in Cuba
With actions dedicated to Commander in Chief Fidel Castro on the occasion of his 90th birthday, the Puerto Rican Juan Rius Rivera Solidarity- with-Cuba Brigade arrived on Monday at the Julio Antonio Mella International Camp of Caimito, Artemisa.
Fifty Four Percent of Cuba's 2015 Budget Went to Health and Education
Fifty four percent of Cuba's budget expenditures in 2015 concentrated on the health and education sectors, said on Friday in Parliament the Minister of Finance and Prices, Lina Pedraza.
The United States Authorizes Flights to Havana of Eight Airlines
The United States authorized on Thursday eight U.S. commercial airlines to fly to Havana, said Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx.
Cuban lawmakers to discuss situation of economy
Cuban lawmakers will discuss this Friday during the 7th Ordinary Period of Sessions of the Eight Legislature the main results of the economy in the first six months of 2016, as well as estimates for the remaining of the year.
Cuban Parliament Delays Income Tax Collection for State-owned Company Workers
The Cuban Parliament modified the 2016 Budget Law to delay till October the payment by workers at state-run companies of an income tax derived from bonuses received apart from their basic salaries and stemming from high production results and the distribution of company gains.
Economic control on the spotlight of Cuban lawmakers
Cuban lawmakers insisted in deepening economic control as a crucial factor in the process towards a prosperous and sustainable socialist system.
BioCubaFarma Saves Millions of Dollars to Cuban Economy
Cuba saved in 2015 over 1.9 billion dollars in imports of drugs, equipment, aids, prostheses, ear molds and other components of health, reported Carlos Gutierrez, director of the higher business management organization BioCubaFarma.
Cuba: Tourism Continues on the Rise in First Half of 2016
At the end of the first half of this year Cuba reached the figure of two million 147,600 visitors, representing an increase of 11.7 percent compared to the same period of 2015, informed Tourism Minister Manuel Marrero.