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.

The Ceballos Agroindustrial Enterprise, from Ciego de Avila, fulfilled ahead of the end of the year, its plan to export Chile Habanero hot bell pepper, by shipping abroad 70.2 tons of a product that in a short time has conquered markets.

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.