Cuban Minister of Tourism Manuel Marrero said amount of visitors has grown 17 percent so far this year, thanks to the favorable performance of the main source markets.

The Camaguey fuels trading company, belonging to Union Cuba Petroleo (CUPET by its Spanish acronym) is one of the institutions nominated for the 2015 Latin American Quality Award of the Latin American Foundation for Quality Management ( FUNDIBEQ).

When the flow of foreign visitors is growing at historic rates on the island, 17 percent in the first half of the year, the interest of foreign capital to do business in the Cuban market also increases.

The average monthly salary in Cuba reported a significant 24-percent increase in 2014 with respect to the previous years, particularly for sugar workers, according to an article published on Juventud Rebelde newspaper.

The emerging Cuban self-employed sector will have access to loans up to 10 thousand Cuban pesos to be granted by the Banco Popular de Ahorro (BPA), in a effort to boost the use of external sources of financing by them.

To strengthen trade with Cuba, Chile will promote this week a wide portfolio of food and beverage, of proven quality, that could help to diversify the supply of such products on the island, a tourist market in full expansion.

Chilean foreign minister Heraldo Muñoz is heading a large business and official mission in Cuba in a bid to strengthen bilateral links and explore new business and trade opportunities.

Chile´s foreign minister Heraldo Muñoz will head a large business delegation to Cuba September 2-5 to explore new commercial opportunities and strengthen bilateral relations.

The United States exempted dozens of foreign companies and individuals appearing on its sanctions list for having economic and financial relations with Cuba.

Entrepreneurs of the Belgian private sector explore in Cuba new business and investment opportunities in lines that are key for both markets, which contribute to diversify bilateral trade.

Interested in diversifying trade, entrepreneurs of Cuba and Belgium will seek on August 27 in this capital new business opportunities in key sectors such as construction, telecommunications and pharmaceuticals.

The Ministry of Food Industry established maximum catch quotas for spiny lobster to authorized boats and companies, with the obligation to stop fishing after meeting their plans.

The whole process of the production of the Cuban International Tobacco (ICT-S.A.) is certified by the quality control system, according to the NC-ISO 9001-2008 and endorsed by the National Normalization Office and International Quality Sales Bureau.

The State Department of the United States ratified through its official account on the social network Twitter -@USAenEspanol- that the fact that U.S. citizens can freely travel to Cuba as tourists will depend on the U.S. Congress.