Agreements and Memorandum of Understandings beneficial for Cuba were signed on Monday at ExpoCuba exhibition Hall during the first day of the Havana International Trade Fair with the participation of over 900 exhibitors from some 70 countries.

Russia´s participation in the economic and social development programs in Cuba in the coming years were highlighted at the opening on Monday of the 33rd Havana International Trade Fair (FIHAV-2015).

Cuban and American telecommunication companies ETECSA and Sprint, respectively, signed an agreement to provide roaming services directly between Cuba and the US, during the first day of the 2015 Havana International Trade Fair.

During the second day of the 33rd International Trade Fair that kicked off in Havana this Monday, Cuba will launch its foreign investment portfolio for several sectors of Cuban economy.

A National Internal Control process opened Monday till December 11 throughout the island for state entities aimed at contributing to an efficient administrative activity with emphasis on the implementation, development and impact of the ongoing decision-taking empowerment of Cuban state companies.

Dominican Republic´s Tourism minister Francisco Javier said in the capital Santo Domingo that his country will jointly develop with Cuba a multi-destination project to bring a larger number of Chinese tourists.

Trade between Cuba and China from January to September 2015 amounted one thousand 596 million dollars, a figure that ratifies the Asian nation as the island's second most important partner worldwide.

Cuba and Panama expressed on Wednesday in this capital their purpose of expanding and strengthening bilateral exchanges, in a business forum held in connection with the visit to the island of representatives of over twenty Panamanian companies.

The continued holding of Havana’s International Trade Fair (FIHAV) for more than three decades, with an increase every year in the presence of foreign exhibitors, represents a significant pressure on the U.S. Government so it ends the blockade.

Cuba´s Cupet Oil Company stressed the importance of attracting foreign investment to increase drilling projects and with it achieve larger oil production.

The governments of Russia and Cuba signed on Thursday six bilateral agreements of cooperation in energy, finance, metallurgy and pharmaceuticals, Prensa Latina reported.
The agreements are designed to show the willingness of the two countries to strengthen their ties in all fields.

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 22 (acn) Cuba and South Africa explored on Thursday in this capital business opportunities that will strengthen their trade relations, while opening a business forum between the two countries.

Cuban experts, gathered at a National Scientific Forum on Poultry in Havana, considered the challenges facing the economic sector to recover the efficiency and large production it reported in the two last decades of the 20th century.

Some 502 thousand 400 Cubans have thus far joined self employment with 31 percent of the figure being young people and 30 percent women.