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In Spain, Cuban official invites investors
In Madrid on Thursday (June 26), Cuba's deputy minister of Foreign Trade and Investment, Ileana Núñez Mordoche, invited representatives from more than 160 Spanish businesses to invest…
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‘Self-effort’ cooperatives in Cuba
The sectors covered by this type of association are commerce, gastronomy and services, construction, transportation, industry and alimentary production. Recently, the sectors of energy…
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Belarus chancellor signs pacts in Havana
An Agreement on Compensated Exchange and an Agreement on the Production and Certification of Pharmaceuticals were signed in Havana by Vladimir V. Makei, Foreign Minister of Belarus, and…
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Ministers give Castro a mixed report on the economy
The Cuban economy is growing but not fast enough. And President Raúl Castro wants to know why. That, in a nutshell, is the substance of the meeting Saturday (June 21) of the Council of…
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A single currency is not a cure-all
The first phase of the changeover in Cuba's currency unit -- from convertible peso to national peso -- began this month in a Santiago de Cuba store. But monetary unification "will not,…
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Websites are unblocked wholesale: Hints or mistakes?
On Thursday several Cuban websites heretofore blocked were unblocked. Without any previous announcement, some doors have been reopened but no one can be sure that they won't be shut…
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Progress as a political program
Socialism changed humanity as far as humanity could be changed, confronted capitalism and in many aspects forced it to change its course. Today's adversary is not someone who thinks…
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Cuba confident of Russian contracts for offshore oil exploration
Cuba is "almost sure" that it will sign oil-exploration contracts with Russian oil giants Rosneft and Zarubezhneft, a Cuban oil representative said in Moscow on Wednesday (June 18).
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Private enterprise and U.S. policy toward Cuba
A disgruntled state worker is a bigger problem for socialism than an ambitious small businessman, because in the former lies the essence of the system. Therefore, why should small and…
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11 were involved in deadly plot, ministry says
Four people were found murdered in a seaside estate about 12 miles west of Havana, and six people are arrested, the Cuban Interior Ministry revealed Wednesday (June 11).
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