With the aim of presenting the Cuba Única campaign and meeting with tour operators from the Asian market, Cuba is participating for the first time in the OTM travel fair in India, which gathers 1,600 exhibitors from 60 countries.

Cuban Tourism Minister Juan Carlos Garcia Granda said on TV that major priorities for the sector this year include the reception of over three million foreign visitors and the increase of air connections as well as the diversification of tourist sources.

The Isle of Youth seeks to strengthen the links between the different economic actors involved in the production of food and other goods, to make the most of the installed industrial capacities and the available endogenous resources.

The Popular Savings Bank (BPA by its Spanish acronym), in the central province of Cienfuegos, is taking steps forward in the process of bankarization promoted in Cuba, with the increase in the number of clients linked to electronic payment gateways and the increase in virtual operations.

French cooperation associations, lawmakers and entrepreneurs questioned in Paris the denial by local banks to deal with Cuba and their submission by the extraterritoriality of the US economic blockade fearing punishment.

As part of the actions announced by the Cuban government to correct deformations in the economy and boost its development in 2024, the Official Gazette of the Republic published two resolutions modifying prices for the import of raw materials and inputs, as well as cigarettes, tobacco, rum and other alcoholic beverages.

The preparation of professionals and their skills for the transition to the replacement of single-use plastics with sustainable alternatives has begun in Cuba.

Empresa Territorial Geominera Camagüey, which covers this and another two provinces, have plans to increase exports of its main productions—including gold—despite the difficulties to upgrade their economic indicators as a result of the U.S. blockade.

 Cuban Ministry of Domestic Trade (Mincin by its Spanish acronym) announced today the celebration of the Commercial Fair 2024 Commerce of the People, February 1 to 5, in Havana.

Cuban Credit and Commerce Bank (Bandec by its Spanish acronym) announced today that as of January 24, prepaid cards in U.S. dollars (USD) can be purchased at selected branches and Cadeca's network of offices, with cash in any of the currencies authorized to circulate in the country.

Cuban owners of Spain-based travel agencies welcomed new steps by Cuban tourist authorities to encourage trips to the island by Cubans residing abroad during an exchange with Tourism Minister Juan Carlos Garcia and other executives in that European nation.

The Cuban Banco de Credito y Comercio, a bank known here by its acronyms Bandec, announced the availability as of January 24 of dollar-pegged prepaid cards at its branch offices and at money exchange points to pay for goods and services in retail and wholesale markets as wells as for car fuels.

Everything ends well when it begins well, and appeals to science and determination; that is why the Lazaro Peña Tobacco Collection and Beneficiation Enterprise (EABT by its Spanish acronym), based in the western municipality of San Antonio de los Baños, maintains its leadership in the production of wrapper for export twisting.

Cuban Premier Manuel Marrero Cruz submitted to the Council of State a timetable to implement the government’s measures aimed at addressing economic distortions and relaunching the country’s economy.