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El desafío de exportar y empresas exportadoras en Cuba
La efectiva inserción de la nación caribeña en los mercados internacionales constituye uno de los ejes estratégicos para su desarrollo y es indispensable para alcanzar ritmos superiores de crecimiento. La entrada El desafío de exportar y empresas exportadoras en Cuba se publicó primero en IPS Cuba.
Cuba exceeds 200 cases of COVID-19 in one day for first time
Cuba for the first time exceeded the 200 new cases of COVID-19 detected in one day (217), thus registering a new record of infections in one day, the third in a week. In addition, when adding the new infections and the new discharges given this Wednesday (71), the number of active cases is now 1,194, …
Cuban students to get higher monthly stipends
Cuban university students will collect higher amounts of money per month for stipends, loans and assistantships, in accordance with Resolution No. 108/20, of the Ministry of Higher Education (MES). Published in the Gaceta Oficial No. 87, the regulation establishes that students in the first and second years of university careers will receive 200 pesos (CUP) …
Total number of positive cases for coronavirus in Cuba rises to 10,500 after a day of 116 infections
The total number of positive cases for the coronavirus in Cuba reached 10,500, after a day of 116 new infections, according to official figures released by the island’s Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP). At the close of this Tuesday, 3,007 patients were hospitalized, of which 1,049 are active cases, 786 suspects and another 1,172 are …
2021: Un año de cambios y desafíos para la economía de Cuba
Nuevos detalles del seminario anual realizado por el Centro de Estudios de la Economía Cubana (CEEC) permiten avizorar los retos a enfrentar el año entrante por la nación caribeña. La entrada 2021: Un año de cambios y desafíos para la economía de Cuba se publicó primero en IPS Cuba.
Second phase of clinical trials of Cuban Soberana 02 vaccine candidate kicks off
After having approved phase 2 of clinical trials of its second vaccine candidate to prevent COVID-19, called Soberana 02, Cuba began vaccinating volunteers, Havana’s Finlay Institute reported this Tuesday. “This week the vaccination process of the Phase II Clinical Trial of vaccine #Soberana02 began. Everything has gone normally and complying with good practices,” the scientific …
Cuba surpasses 1,000 active COVID-19 cases after registering a new daily record of contagions
Cuba exceeded 1,000 active COVID-19 cases for the first time this year, after registering at the end of this Monday its maximum number of contagions with the disease in 24 hours (142), according to figures released by the Ministry of Health Island Public (MINSAP). In its most recent report on the impact of the coronavirus, …
Can Cubans buy dollars from the government?
The question that gives the title to this note has been worrying Cubans inside and outside the island for months, and that doubt has been reactivated after the announcement of the monetary reorganization in the country as of January 1. In theory, the answer is yes, both now and once the reorganization begins, but in …
Cuban economy in 2021: beyond the numbers
Four days ago, during the sixth regular session of the National Assembly of People’s Power, in its ninth legislature, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Planning Alejandro Gil Fernández reported that the GDP had decreased by 11% in 2020 and that a growth of 7% was proposed in the plan for 2021. Reaching …
Tras lidiar con la pandemia, Cuba se apresta a reordenar la economía
Con la desaparición del peso cubano convertible (CUC), hasta ahora equivalente al dólar, cerrará un ciclo de 27 años conviviendo con dos monedas, lo cual ha subvertido lógicas comerciales y financieras con negativos efectos sociales y políticos. La entrada Tras lidiar con la pandemia, Cuba se apresta a reordenar la economía se publicó primero en …