With the approval today of 91 new applications for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises ( MSMEs), Cuba has 1,105 economic actors since it began the process in late September last year.

The president of the Cuba-Petroleum Union (Cupet), Osvaldo López Corso, informed that after a decade of a three to seven percent (%) annual decrease in crude oil production, just a few days ago the production plan for 2021 was achieved and yearly extraction will grow 4 percent.

Cuba and France signed several agreements for the development of bilateral cooperation projects for a total value of 31.2 million euros, Cuban minister of foreign trade and foreign investment, Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz, announced today.

The Seminar "Cuba and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU): cooperation in the context of the restructuring of the world economy" will be held in Havana Dec 14-15.

The Cuban Telecommunications Company (ETECSA by its Spanish acronym) praised today on its social media that Cuba has reached seven million mobile lines.

Following the visit to Cuba of Serguey Glasiev, Minister of Integration and Macroeconomics of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), a wide range of activities will take place this week to promote cooperation between Cuba and this body.

The Spanish chain Melia will open two new hotels in Cuba next year, joining the 32 that are managed by the company throughout the Caribbean nation, in patrimonial cities and beaches.

The rehabilitation of coastal dunes in Jardines del Rey, off the northern coast of the province of Ciego de Avila, is still a priority of Tarea Vida (Task Life), a state plan to tackle climate change approved by the Council of Ministers on April 25, 2017.

Hotel Nacional de Cuba (HNC) is becoming a pioneer in staff training on the service to people with disabilities as part of its preparation to host the IV Ibero-American Summit on Accessible Tourism, to be held from December 15 to 19 in this city.

Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz is attending today the III Destinos Gaviota 2021 Tourism Exchange, a meeting dedicated this year to the events organized by this travel agency and its experience in organizing them.

DINS, one of the new private MSMEs in the province of Cienfuegos, aims at strengthening the institutional image of Cuban enterprises, be they state-owned, private or mixed, in order to contribute to their development at home and abroad.

Starting today, hotels and beaches of the tourist park Cayo Santa María, 110 kilometers from the city of Santa Clara, will host the official opening of the 3rd Gaviota Destinations Tourist Exchange, intended this year to promote the segment of meetings and congresses, a growing trend worldwide.

The Latin American Tourism Fair, the most important meeting of the sector in the region, granted Cuba a recognition for its participation for 25 uninterrupted years in the event.

The General Customs of the Republic of Cuba announced that the exemption in the payment of taxes for food, toiletries and medicines is maintained in the country.