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Cuban Tourism: New Business Opportunities

Text and photos: Publicitur

Cuba is considered the greatest of the Antilles and its tourist industry’s unique selling points include the hospitality of its people, its exceptional natural attractions, a singular historical heritage and a prolific artistic and cultural scene, as well as unique well-developed healthcare provision plus political stability and personal safety for tourists.

Sherritt International Broadens its Cuban Horizons

Cuba’s biggest direct foreign investor Sherritt International Corporation is proposing new nickel, cobalt, oil and gasrelated ventures in the country.

Broad Cuban Business Portfolio for Foreign Investors

By María Julia Mayoral, Photos: Prensa Latina

Cuba’s Economy and Planning Minister Ricardo Cabrisas has announced that Cuba will shortly present its updated portfolio of business opportunities for foreign investment, encompassing more than 450 projects.

Wadda FAQ with OFAC?

Charly Morales Valido

Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) explained better the United States interim policy towards Cuba.

Clean Energy Open to Foreign Investment

By María Julia Mayoral

Cuba’s Minister of Energy and Mines Alfredo López Valdés has stated that investments envisaged in the Cuban renewable energy sector between now and 2030 will cover the installation of bioelectrical plants generating 755-megawatt (MW) based on the present potential of 22 sugarcane mills.

More soil for the best tobacco of the world

Charly Morales Valido

Pinar del Rio is focused on boosting 700-hectare of tobacco's plantations for coming campaign, whose initial sowing is set for October.

Pabexpo, role in Cuba´s economic development

By Mercy Ramos Photos: José Tito Meriño

In an exclusive interview with CubaPlus magazine, Abraham Maciques, Palco Group’s president, provided an overview on how the idea came about to build exhibition grounds that would enable the Island not only to hold commercial fairs but also be a source of income, both of which the country needed.

From the house of the rising sun, with love

Charly Morales Valido

Japan and Cuba strengthen trade ties.

FIHAV 2007, Large Presence of Canada

By Madelín Murguía Delgado Photos: Alejandro Gortázar

Some 60 Canadian organizations including companies, national associations, and governmental agencies attended the 25th Annual International Havana Fair (FIHAV 2007) held at the Expocuba exhibition site to the west of the Cuban capital.

Cubaplus Opens Office In Havana

With the presence of the Canadian Ambassador to Cuba His Excellency Jean-Pierre Juneau, Prensa Latina News Agency Vice President Edilberto Méndez, the deputy director of the International Press Center in Havana, Rubén Abelenda, and other representatives of tourism, press and culture, the Cubaplus office in the capital of Cuba was officially opened.

Google speeding Internet up in… ¿really?

Charly Morales Valido

Google signed an agreement in Havana with Cuban Telecommunications Company ETECSA, to allow the island access to the service of Google Global Cache (GGC).

A new era for Cuba and EU?

Charly Morales Valido

Cuba and European Union bury together the Common Position

Cigar Auction Collects Half a Million Euros

Text and Photos: Roberto F. Campos

During the closing ceremony of the 9th Cigar Festival, an auction was held featuring Cuban premium cigar humidors and works of art which raised €533,000 for the Cuban health system.

International Tourism Fair: Canada is Cuba's Top Visiting Country

By Roberto F. campos Photos: Courtesy of Publicitur

With a total of more than two million foreign visitors annually, Cuba has become an enormously attractive destination for people from around the world. It has become a major tourist destination for its landscapes, history, culture, and, above all, for its people.