The 2022 State Budget takes into account the gradual recovery of the Cuban economy in the basic levels of activity, in a complex scenario in which the tightened economic, financial and commercial blockade of the U.S. government and the effects of the world economic crisis produced by the COVID-19 persist.

Cuba plans to continue with a gradual economic and social recovery in 2022, with a growth of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at constant prices around 4%, Deputy PM and minister of economy and planning, Alejandro Gil Fernandez, informed today at the plenary session of the National Assembly of People's Power.

The micro, small and medium-sized private enterprise (MSME) EMJERCI, located in the city of Camaguey (central Cuba), is an example of the possibilities of this kind of business development for the Cuban economy.

The 2,018 megawatt-hours generated in five days by Cuba's first bioelectric plant in its test phase and synchronization with the Ciro Redondo sugar mill, which also tested its technology, covered one fifth of the Ciego de Avila province´s daily energy consumption.

The Cuban women’s role in the implementation of the programs adopted by the country regarding public policies was well ratified at the 14th National Gathering of Economist and Accountant Women, underway in this eastern Cuban city.

 The Blue Park Award was granted for the first time to a protected marine area in Cuba: the Jardines de la Reina National Park, located south of the provinces of Ciego de Avila and Camaguey, in central Cuba.

The preparations for the start of the 2021-2022 sugar harvest in the province of Sancti Spiritus are in the final stage, executives of the sugarcane sector in that central province told the Cuban News Agency.

The IV Ibero-American Summit on Accessible Tourism concluded today with the signing of the Havana Declaration, where Cuba publicly and officially expresses its willingness to collaborate in all actions that can lead to a truly accessible and inclusive tourism.

Cuban eputy PM and minister of economy and planning (MEP), Alejandro Gil Fernandez, presented today the nation's Economy Plan, during the 3rd Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (CC-PCC), which is being held in Havana, Cuba's capital.

Cuban minister of foreign trade and foreign investment (MINCEX by its Spanish acronym), Rodrigo Malmierca, updated French businessmen on Cuba's economy and the opportunities for investment and trade operations with the island.

As of December 15, the Cuban Telecommunications Company S.A. (ETECSA by its Spanish acronym) will begin to offer telecommunications services to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).

Specialists from research centers, entities and national organizations debated on Thursday in Havana how much can be done to place Cuba in better positions worldwide in the Global Innovation Index (GII), despite the impact of the U.S. blockade and the fact that some indicators are typical of developed nations.

The Industrial Works Construction Company #6 (ECOI 6), in the province of Cienfuegos, carried out relevant investments in important economic centers in Cuba during 2021, with an overfulfillment of 112 % of the annual plan.

 With the aim of strengthening bilateral relations, Cuban deputy prime minister and minister of economy and planning, Alejandro Gil Fernandez, received on Wednesday Mr. Serguei Glasiev, minister of integration and macroeconomics of the Eurasian Economic Commission.