Production of the Soberana 02 vaccine, Cuba’s first COVID vaccine, also the first in Latin America, has begun on a large-scale at Cuba’s national plant for biological preparations (BioCen), located on Havana’s outskirts. Around 45,000 people will be vaccinated... More »
A Chinese investment in mining of chromium, negotiated in 2018 following Cuba’s opening to foreign investment ten years earlier, is beginning to show results. China is the world’s largest consumer of chrome, and Cuba has plenty to spare. Its nickel and chromiu... More »
Those who follow the news about Cuba may have noticed an exponential increase in criticism of the Cuban government, accompanied by an enormous amount of “fake news” related to everything it does on the island. Cuba’s COVID vaccines could hardly be left out, gi... More »
Cuba’s COVID vaccines are headed to final clinical trials between March and May, and at some future date may be made available to foreigners visiting the island, says Dr. Eduardo Martínez, Díaz, President of BioCubaFarma. Dr. Martínez Díaz appeared on Cuban te... More »
Cuba is promoting four new large-scale projects in the telecommunications sector in its Portfolio of Opportunities for Foreign Investors 2020-2021 to achieve further development, advancement and innovation within the industry. The four investment projects incl... More »
Imports and exports are on the increase in Cuba. By mid-January, 4,450 private entities had approached exporting and importing companies, almost 50% of these have shown the intent to establish some type of operation. Over the four months since the regulations ... More »
On January 20, Cuba and the European Union held the third EU-Cuba Joint Council. Josep Borrell, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission, and Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Foreign Affairs Minister of... More »
The United States Agriculture Coalition for Cuba (USACC) has taken the first step to return to the policies of the Obama era. In a letter known as the “Biden-Harris Transition Letter,” the Coalition has asked newly-elected President Joe Biden to embrace polici... More »
The new rules that Cuba has established as part of its “Prioritization” effort are designed to make a serious and positive impact on the Cuban investments process. However, any contemplated investment must be viewed in light of the events of 2020 that will con... More »
Cuba and Iran have signed a collaboration agreement for a joint project to carry out Phase III clinical trials of the Soberana 02 Covid-19 vaccine in Iran. The Middle Eastern nation is experiencing a high incidence of infection. The low incidence and low morta... More »
Despite Covid 19 and the difficulties it has unleashed for international trade, Cuba’s nickel production will end the year having produced 50,000 metric tons in the plants it owns in Holguin province. Juan Ruiz Quintana, General Director of Mining at the Minis... More »
The new economic strategy to begin on January 1 foresees the strengthening of foreign and national investment in the main economic sectors. In presentations to the press, Rodrigo Malmierca, Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, expressed the condit... More »
