Cuba
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A revolution is a struggle to the death between the future and the past.
— Fidel Castro
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Turismo, Sport & Cultura
Investire a Cuba: Opportunità nel Settore Turistico
Cuba, dopo anni di isolamento, si è aperta al turismo internazionale, offrendo un panorama di opportunità per le imprese italiane. Il settore turistico cubano, in costante crescita, presenta un potenziale ancora largamente inespresso, con un'ampia gamma di possibilità per le aziende italiane che operano nel campo dell'ospitalità, dell'edilizia, dell'arredamento e ...
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Entre el sometimiento, la rebeldía y el acomodo en Cuba
El dilema entre someterse o rebelarse es universal y se manifiesta ante las leyes de la naturaleza, las imposiciones familiares y los dictámenes políticos, religiosos o sociales de cada nación, de cada época. Queda también el acomodo. Los humanos nos hemos sometido a la ley de la gravedad, pero como ...
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Enhanced energy cooperation between Russia and Cuba
Russia and Cuba plan to enhance bilateral cooperation, especially in the energy sector. The Russian Foreign Ministry announced this after a meeting between Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov and Cuban Energy and Mines Minister Vicente de la O Levy. The Russian Foreign Ministry (MID) released a statement about the ...
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Cuba and Angola: deepening ties in a historic partnership
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, during his official visit to Luanda, underscored that Angola is one of Africa's key partners for Cuba, with broad and varied collaboration. He expressed his wish to further to enhance economic, trade, and financial ties. Speaking to the media at Luanda's Presidential Palace, Díaz-Canel emphasized the ...
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Cuba’s President Díaz-Canel on his way to the first BRICS summit
Cuba’s President, Miguel Díaz-Canel, is set to attend the BRICS Summit in South Africa and will also be making official visits to Angola, Mozambique, and Namibia, as announced by Cuba’s Foreign Ministry. On the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, Díaz-Canel mentioned that this would be Cuba’s inaugural participation ...
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Cuba’s push for digital banking meets skepticism amid economic challenges
The Central Bank of Cuba has recently announced a shift towards a more digital economy, aiming to decrease the amount of physical cash in circulation. As per the new regulation, both citizens and businesses will have six months to conduct most of their transactions electronically. However, many Cubans are wary ...
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Mexico confirms agreement with U.S. to attend to migrants from Nicaragua, Cuba, Haiti and Venezuela
Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador confirmed on Tuesday an agreement with the US for that nation to accept asylum applications from migrants who are already in Mexico, which in turn will establish a “multipurpose international space” in the south of the country to serve foreigners. “Our Secretary of Foreign ...
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Cuban economy recovering slower than desired, government says
Cuba’s economy is recovering more slowly than anticipated, as per Alejandro Gil, the Cuban Economy Minister. Despite a 1.8% growth in the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2022, which fell short of the projected 4% growth, the improved figures have not significantly elevated living standards. Gil acknowledged that growth has ...
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Cuba’s GDP growth of 1.8% in 2022 misses 4% government forecast
In 2022, Cuba’s GDP expanded by 1.8%, which fell short of the government’s projected 4% growth. The actual growth is still 8% below the levels reported in 2019, before the pandemic. The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) had forecasted a growth rate closer to the actual ...
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Cuba creció 1.8% en 2022, lejos del 4% pronosticado
El producto interno bruto (PIB) de Cuba creció un 1.8% en 2022, más de 2 puntos porcentuales por debajo del 4% estimado, y mantiene una brecha del 8% en comparación con 2019, año previo de la pandemia, informó e l Gobierno.
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Copom contrata problemas ao não indicar queda dos juros, avalia Haddad
A decisão do Banco Central (BC) de não indicar o início da queda dos juros traz problemas para o futuro, como aumento de inflação e de carga tributária, disse nesta ...
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French Foreign Miniser hosts Cuban President Díaz-Canel ahead of global financial pact summit
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel was received by French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna ahead of the summit for a new global financial pact, as announced by the Cuban Foreign Ministry. Díaz-Canel’s visit to Paris followed his trips to the Vatican, Italy, and Serbia. “The President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel ...
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Iran’s president affirms ongoing cooperation with Cuba
Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, confirmed today in Havana his country’s commitment to continue its cooperative ties with Cuba, despite the sanctions imposed on both nations. Raisi, who landed in the Cuban capital on Wednesday night, spoke at a bilateral business forum on Thursday. He suggested that Iran and Cuba could ...
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Trade between Russia and Cuba sees dramatic ninefold increase in first months 2023
During the first four months of 2023, trade relations between Russia and Cuba have seen a dramatic ninefold increase, according to Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. Despite an unfavorable external environment, the PM was confident that this upward trend would persist. In a meeting with his Cuban counterpart, Manuel Marrero ...
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Defensores de derechos humanos denuncian persecución y “debacle autoritaria en Nicaragua”
“En años recientes, no hemos visto en la región una destrucción tan acelerada y brutal del espacio cívico como la que existe en Nicaragua”, asegura Juan Pappier, abogado e investigador de la División para las Américas de Human Rights Watch (HRW). Si bien Cuba prohíbe desde hace décadas el trabajo ...
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Cuba increases validity of national passports
The Cuban government announced today, Tuesday, the extension of the validity of national passports up to 10 years “as part of the periodic updating” of the Caribbean country’s migratory policy. The general director of Consular Affairs and Attention to Cubans Living Abroad of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ernesto Soberón, ...
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Libertad vs. igualdad: el dilema de la justicia social
En la cena inaugural de la recién concluida CADE 2023 de Apede, tuve la oportunidad de escuchar a Axel Kaiser, abogado y activista chileno de la ideología austroliberal. El profesor Kaiser, consecuente con su creencia basada en las enseñanzas de Friedrich Hayek, fundador de la Escuela Austriaca, desestimó la necesidad ...
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Help! My Tour Got Canceled but Travel Insurance Won’t Pay
Destruction from Hurricane Ian led a tour operator to cancel a 10-day excursion to Cuba, leaving a woman with a useless $1,500 plane ticket. That’s what travel insurance is for, right? Our columnist dives into the red tape.
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Migrantes buscan desesperados salir del sur de México ante fin del Título 42
El próximo fin del Título 42 en Estados Unidos causa desesperación en la frontera sur de México, donde migrantes urgen al Gobierno permisos para transitar hasta la frontera norte y aprovechar lo que perciben como una oportunidad para cruzar. Familias enteras de Venezuela, Cuba, Guatemala, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, China, ...
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Cuba and Russia discuss development prospects, investments, and cooperation projects
Cuban Deputy Prime Minister Ricardo Cabrisas received this May 2 the Economic Advisor to the Russian Presidency, Maxim Oreshkin, with whom he talked about future cooperation projects between the two countries. “Russia constitutes for Cuba the second trading partner at the regional level and the fifth at the global level, ...
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De la Argentina a Cuba: una nueva ley española genera un inédito aluvión de pedidos de nacionalización