Cuban deputy minister of Agriculture Maury Hechavarría and Tran Thanh Nam, his counterpart from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, discussed potential joint efforts to develop Cuba’s agri-food sector at a meeting in which both officials ratified the historic ties of fraternity and friendship between the two countries and their willingness to increase cooperation in fields of common interest.

Cuba’s Energy and Mining Minister Vicente de la O Levy told local TV that the main cause for the severe shortage of fuels on the island has to do with unmet contracts by providers who are facing production problems.

The financial institution Cadeca announced today that as of next Monday, April 17, customers will have the possibility of depositing cash in dollars (USD) at all its branches in the country.

The search for creative solutions to increase food production, and the need to develop the potential of each municipality, are the major challenges of the Ministry of Food Industry (MINAL by its Spanish acronym) in 2023, said Manuel Marrero Cruz, Cuban Prime Minister.

PhD in Economic Sciences José Luis Rodríguez, full professor and consultant with the World Economy Research Center (CIEM), described Cuba’s bancarization of the US dollar as another step to organize and streamline the country’s monetary relations.

This city is hosting the 3rd International Convention “Ciencia y Conciencia 2023”, organized by the University of Oriente (UO) with the aim of boosting innovation in sustainable development.

Jose Luis Perello, PhD in Economic Sciences, described as a measure that benefits the recipients of remittances from the United States and international tourism the decision to accept dollars in cash again in banks and non-bank financial institutions in the country.

Cuba’s Central Bank issued on Monday a news release announcing that financial institutions and banks in Cuba are already accepting US dollar cash deposits in bank accounts, while the US dollar will continue to be accepted at the exchange market.

Cuba’s Economy Ministry approved the applications of 213 new micro, small and medium companies, with 208 of them being private businesses.

Cuba also won in London, Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel said today, referring to the results of the hearing of the High Court of England and Wales, which recognized that the vulture fund CFR I Limited is not a creditor of the Cuban state.

At a hearing held on Tuesday, April 4 (8:45 a.m. London time) at the High Court of England and Wales, Judge Sara Cockerill notified the lawyers of the parties of the sentence corresponding to the lawsuit filed by the vulture fund CRF I Limited against the Republic of Cuba and the Banco Nacional de Cuba (BNC).

The Official Gazette of the Republic No. 20 Extraordinary published Resolution 42/2023 of the Ministry of Finance and Prices, which updates the tax treatment of personnel who receive income from bonuses.

Beekeepers from Ciego de Avila are moving a significant number of hives to the northern keys of the province to take advantage of one of the two major flowering periods in Cuba (between April and August) that will allow them to fulfill the annual honey plan, amounting to 412 tons.