The mayor of Mobile City, in the US state of Alabama, William Sandy Stimpson stressed in Havana the good opportunities for exchange with Cuba and called for the lifting of restrictions that hinder bilateral relations.

In tune with ongoing economic transformations in Cuba, local banks back priority economic plans and investment projects launched by Cuban companies, an action that reported credit lines of up to 28 billion pesos in 2015.

Eventbrite, the largest self-service platform to post an event online, sell tickets, and track sales in the world, blocked funds raised by Cubans living in London, who aimed to donate a piano to Havana's Amadeo Roldan Conservatory.

The Agriculture Ministry's Harvest Association has begun initiatives aimed at contracting larger amounts of agricultural products.

A new stage in nautical relations between Cuba and the United States opened on Tuesday with the arrival in the bay of Havana of the first rally of speedboats from Florida to Cuba in 58 years.

Representatives of Cuba and the United States updated the roadmap on the road to normalization of ties between the two nations, including high-level visits in areas such as health and agriculture and new exchanges on hydrography, the environment and the implementation of and compliance with Law.

The TNT Österreich Company, an Austrian subsidiary of TNT Express N.V. (Netherlands), has permanently suspended the international courier services normally offered to the Cuban embassy in Austria, the Cubaminrex Web site reported on Thursday.

The export of several products to Jamaica is one of the priorities of Heroes del 26 de Julio agricultural implements factory, located in this city.

During the past year, Cuban institutions and U.S. companies have advanced in cooperation projects to support the restoration of the Ernest Hemingway Museum, asserted on Wednesday in this capital Gladys Collazo, President of the National Heritage Council.

The Dutch airline KLM will increase its operations to Havana starting from October 30, 2016, when it will incorporate a new direct flight and reach a daily frequency, reported Cubaminrex.

In an effort to increase hard-currency revenues, Cuban agriculture has included organic products on its exports portfolio.

Interested in exploring business opportunities open in Cuba, a large Italian delegation of businessmen from sectors such as energy, construction, infrastructure and agribusiness is on a visit to this capital.

With similar interests in tourism, Cuba and Aruba signed in this capital a memorandum of understanding aimed at increasing the exchange of knowledge on cruise facilities and establishing a sea route between the two islands.

Cuban experts will train executives of the Algerian National Agency for Dams and Water Transfers (ANBT) in the management of water resources, Prensa Latina reported on Tuesday from Algiers.