Alejandro Gil Fernandez, Cuban deputy prime minister and head of economy and planning, informed today before Parliament that even though in 2022 the projected levels of the Cuban economy were not reached, this year the GDP is estimated to grow by 2 %.

Economic issues in times of global crisis and a review of the stockpiling enterprise system were the main topics addressed by parliamentary commissions, prior to the 10th Ordinary Session of the National Assembly of People's Power (ANPP).

 Some 20,000 tons (t) of rajon stone for the Tren Maya project are already in the open-air warehouses in zone two in Obourke, in the southern Cuban port of Cienfuegos, ready to be shipped out to Yucatán.

The British Council began a day of celebration for its 25 years of work in Cuba, which will last throughout 2023, with activities aimed at English language teaching and artistic-cultural exchange between Great Britain and the Caribbean nation.

Cuba started the celebrations of World Soil Day, run annually on December 5 by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), with visits by farmers and managers to the national soil polygon and an organic fertilizer production center and a workshop on soil conservation for producers and specialists at the Ministry of Agriculture.

With the establishment of a contract with Cubanacan Hotel Group (GHC) for the management of the Colonial Cayo Coco facility, the international chain MGM Muthu Hotels, from India, strengthens its presence in Jardines del Rey, where it already operates three other hotels.

The international project FORMER (Strengthening Women's Leadership and Participation in the Renewable Energy Sector in Cuba) promotes the use of these alternatives in the province of Holguin as part of the transformation of the regional energy matrix.

Cuba and the World Free Zones Organization (World FZO) highlighted the benefits of the Mariel Special Development Zone (ZED) to attract foreign and domestic investment.

Alejandro Gil Fernandez, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Planning of Cuba, described as very positive the results of the official visit to China.

Cuba’s Economy and Planning Ministry approved 102 new applications for the setting up of new private companies.

Edelki Gonzalez Osorio had never participated in the building of a tobacco cure house or come to Pinar del Rio(westernmost Cuban province), and today he is part of one of the brigades from other provinces that support the recovery work in this territory after the scourge of Hurricane Ian, last September 27.

SANTA CLARA, Cuba, Nov 21 (ACN) With an estimated harvest of at least 10 tons (t) more than in 2021, the Basic Business Unit (UEB) Apicola Centro de Villa Clara expects to close its annual production of more than 900 t of bee honey, destined for social consumption, the national network of pharmacies and exportation.

 The Meeting of Cuban Residents in Europe (ECRE) Berlin-2022 condemned on Sunday the economic, commercial and financial blockade of the United States against the island and demanded the end of that policy and all aggressions.

The 8th Session of the Cuba-Italy Entrepreneurial Committee held Friday at Havana’s International Trade Fair affirmed the two nations’ bilateral interest and commitment to deepen trade and economic relations and to overcome the risks and adversities marking today’s world scenario.