The marketing company Servicios Médicos Cubanos (SMC) will participate in the International Tourism Fair currently under way in this city to present its renewed health tourism program to those seeking quality of life in Cuba’s natural and safe environments.

Dedicated to Cuban traditions and with China as guest of honor, the XLIII International Tourism Fair “FITCuba 2025” begins today in Havana’s Morro-Cabaña Historic Military Park.

Resolutions 139 and 140 of the Ministry of Finance and Prices (MFP), which extend until September 30 the tariff benefits for the import of foodstuffs, toiletries, medicines, medical supplies and electrical plants, by natural persons and without commercial character, will come into force as of May 1.

Cuban Economy and Planning Minister Joaquin Alonso said that inflation levels over the past two months of 2025 are below same period of 2024.

Headed by Miguel Diaz-Canel, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the country, the meeting of the Council of Ministers for March was held to discuss the program that guides the government agenda of the nation, the Presidency reported today on its website.

Over 130 documents—including contracts, MOU and accords—were penned during the international Transport Fair, which will enhance exports and back the gradual recovery of the Cuban transportation system, said the minister of the sector Eduardo Rodriguez.

Cubana de Aviacion Airline Company launched initiatives Tuesday at Havana’s International Transport and Logistics Fair looking for alliances with foreign and local partners to improve infrastructure and services.

Cuban agriculture officials acknowledged the favorable impact that the LAIF AgroVerde project, financed by the European Union and with the notable participation of the French Development Agency, is having on capacity building and investment facilitation in livestock farming.

More than an integral fruit farm, Monte de Sion, owned by prominent producer Roberto Montero Fuentes, in the municipality of San Luis, in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba, is an example of crop diversification.

As part of the efforts to strengthen ties with the Asian market, Cuba is participating in the fair Tourism Plus Shanghai 2025, which opened its doors in this Chinese city on Sunday and gathers some 6,000 exhibitors from more than 140 countries and regions, including Cuba, and is expected to attract around 450,000 visitors, according to the organizers.

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel checked on the implementation of local development projects in this capital as part his working agenda in different territories of the country.

At the 2024 annual review meeting of the banking and financial system, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel remarked that the celebration this year of the 65th anniversary of the nationalization of the banks should motivate its workers to meet the goals for 2025 and become more efficient and praised their major role in the implementation of the Government Program to revive the economy and correct distortions.

The first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and president of the country, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, described as an event of great importance the National Exercise of Prevention and Confrontation to crime, corruption, illegalities and social indisciplines, which began on Monday, taking as a starting point a meeting held at the headquarters of the Central Committee and in which authorities from all the territories of the country participated via videoconference.

The National Committee of the Association of Sugar Technicians of Cuba (ATAC by its Spanish acronym) evaluated in Havana the actions of its grassroots bodies and provincial branches in ensuring the sugarcane harvest, sugarcane and food production.