More than a million Cubans are linked -from one way or another- to the National and Urban, Suburban and Family Agriculture Program, a production system that emerged 18 years ago.
Cuban tourism grows 17.6 pct till November
Even while critics and pessimists have sought to injure its growing popularity as a tourist destination, Cuba ends 2015 with an encouraging development of this sector, able to inject to its economy over two billion dollars a year .
Over half a million Cubans benefitted with water projects
The projects implemented by the Cuban Water Resources Institute in 2015 benefitted over half a million Cubans.
Austria Identifies in Cuba New Business Opportunities
Business persons of important companies of Austria explore in Cuba new business opportunities that allow strengthening bonds, on the occasion of the visit to the island of Alois Stöger, Federal Minister of Transport, Innovation and Technology of the European nation.
First Beijing-Havana direct flight to take place December 27
Next December 27 at 8:15 Cuba time, the first Air China direct flight from Beijing will arrive in Havana, the Cuban Tourism Ministry announced.
Rise in the number of cruise ships in Santiago de Cuba for 2016
The amount of dockings of cruise ships in the Cruise Terminal of this city will reach 24 from December 19 during the current high season which runs until April.
Cuba looks for foreign investment, says Minister
Cuba is making efforts to attract new businesses as part of its economic model update, said in Argentina, Rodrigo Malmierca, Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, reported Prensa Latina.
Argentinean Business Community Interested in Cuba
Dozens of Argentinean business people attended a lecture in Buenos Aires by Cuban Foreign Trade and Investment minister Rodrigo Malmierca on the business opportunities in Cuba.
Economic Plan and Budget on the Spotlight of Next Parliament Session
The upcoming Sixth Session of the Cuban Parliament on December 29 will particularly consider the results of the 2015 economic plan and the projections for next year, as well as the approve the state budget law for 2016.
French hotel chain to open new tourist facility in Cuba
The French Accor Hotels chain is celebrating its 20th year of operations in Cuba with the opening of a new hotel on December 17 in the keys off the coast of central coast of the island.
Indian handicrafts in FIART 2015
India´s ambassador to Cuba Tsewang Namgyal attended the opening of his country´s stand at the 2015 International Handicraft Fair (FIART by its Spanish acronym) underway in the Havana´s Pabexbo fairgrounds, till December 20.
Cuba´s economic national audit counters vulnerabilities and favors effective management
An ongoing national control and auditing is currently considering the managerial activity of state companies in central Sancti Spiritus province to counter vulnerabilities and prepare company directives to play effective role.
Cuba-Viet Nam Cooperation Increases Rice Production
The Cuba-Viet Nam Cooperation Project, aimed at increasing rice production and replacing imports, benefits 1,200 producers in the province of Mayabeque.
Cuba and Qatar Sign Cooperation Accords
In the presence of Army General Raul Castro, President of the councils of State and Ministers, and of the Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheik Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, signed on Monday in this capital two cooperation agreements between the two nations.
Mexican Agriculture Minister on Working Visit to Cuba
Mexico´s Agriculture, Ranching, Fishing and Food secretary Jose Calzada is paying a working visit to Cuba November 23 to explore new opportunities of trade and cooperation with the island.