“Energy production is facing a complex situation worldwide, but in the case of Cuba it is aggravated by the persistent U.S. blockade,” said Liván Arronte Cruz, Minister of Energy and Mines (MINEM), remarking that 56 of over 200 measures applied by the Donald Trump administration are still in force.

The Cuban embassy in Belgium hosted the first meeting of the "Visit Latin America" initiative, promoted by Air Europa and the specialized tourism marketing company Glenaki, and representatives from Argentina, Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and the Dominican Republic, who gave an update on their tourism markets to tour operators, travel agencies and specialized media.

The mere attendance of hundreds of people at the selected Exchange Offices (Cadecas by its Spanish acronym) in the capital, where the sale of foreign currency to natural persons began today, was a favorable sign of the acceptance of this measure, long awaited by the population.

The sale of foreign currency to the population will begin this Tuesday, throughout the national territory, as part of the measures designed by the Cuban government with a view to the implementation of the foreign exchange market, announced Alejandro Gil Fernández, deputy prime minister and Minister of Economy and Planning (MEP).

Commercial flights of TAAG-Angolan Airlines destined for Cuba will resume this November, after their interruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Ministry of Economy and Planning (MEP) approved today 107 new applications for the establishment of economic actors, 106 of them private MSMEs and one a non-agricultural cooperative, which pushes up to 4,758 the number of approvals since the process began in September 2021.

Cuba announced new measures that substantially modify the role of foreign investment in domestic trade, in order to immediately increase the supply of goods to the population.

The maintenance of unit four of the Carlos Manuel de Cespedes Thermoelectric Power Plant (CTE by its Spanish acronym), in the province of Cienfuegos(central Cuba), began today in its final stage to contribute 120 megawatts once it is synchronized to the National Electroenergy System.

The biofertilizer and biopesticide plant in Villa Clara (central Cuba), which is in the final stage of the assembly process, is expected to start operating in the first third of next year.

Resolutions of the Ministry of Finance and Prices (MFP) and the General Customs of the Republic(AGR by its Spanish acronym) come into force today, making non-commercial imports by natural persons more flexible.

Mexico’s ambassador to Cuba Marcos Rodriguez Costa announced on Monday that AeroMexico airlines will resume commercial flights to this city capital as of October 30th.

The Ministry of Economy and Planning (MEP) approved today 180 new applications for the establishment of private MSMEs, which pushes the figure up to 4,651.

As explained last Wednesday, by the Minister President of the Central Bank of Cuba at the Mesa Redonda TV program, on Thursday, the 4th of August, the implementation of operations for the purchase of foreign currencies currently accepted in the country began, in the network of banks and CADECA offices, with a new exchange rate.

Cuban ministry of economy and planning (MEP) announces today that the call for the creation of MSMEs and non-agricultural cooperatives of activities that had not been processed so far is now open.