Online store allowed to sell US vehicles in Cuba for the first time
For some months now, unusual sights have been reported from the streets of Havana: From time to time…
New bank and retail stores from Spain
As usual in the run-up to the summer session of the Cuban parliament, some new announcements has been…
Victory for Cuba? First verdict in legal dispute over old debts in London
In the lawsuit over parts of Cuba’s old debts, a first verdict was handed down on Tuesday at…
Canadian company signs big hotel deal
CUBA STANDARD — Betting on pent-up demand, a Canadian company signed a 10-year deal that makes it Cuba’s…
Private business expands to European market
CUBA STANDARD — Havana-based fashion label Clandestina opened an e-commerce website catering to European customers, with fulfillment and…
Amid rising cash flow, Sherritt plans 20% boost of nickel output
CUBA STANDARD — In what company CEO Leon Binedell hailed as “the best financial metrics since 2014,” Sherritt…
Sherritt reports first profitable quarter since 2014
CUBA STANDARD — Reporting net income of CDN$14.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2021, Sherritt International Corp.…
Italian company wants to sponsor Cuban baseball series
CUBA STANDARD — In an unprecedented move, an Italian company is offering to become a sponsor of Cuba’s…
Canadian company builds solar park in Cienfuegos
CUBA STANDARD — A small Canadian company is among the first foreign investors to build and operate solar…
Vietnamese company to build solar park at Mariel
CUBA STANDARD — Vietnam’s Thai Binh Investment and Trading Corp. announced in a promotional video that its Green…
Finance joint venture authorized to offer credit to private businesses
CUBA STANDARD — The Central Bank authorized a financial joint venture involving Spain’s Banco Sabadell to grant hard-currency…
Sherritt plans nickel expansion in Cuba
CUBA STANDARD — Hoping to emerge from an eight-year slump, thanks to rising demand for high-purity nickel and…
Vietnamese company says it wants to develop two Havana hotels
CUBA STANDARD — Vietnamese real estate developer CityLand signed letters of intent with two Cuban state companies to…
Gaviota goes ahead with Havana port hotel project
CUBA STANDARD — Amid a shutdown of tourism during the pandemic, state company Grupo Gaviota started construction of…
After pandemic delay, Iberostar opens resort on Cayo Cruz
CUBA STANDARD — One-and-half years after its originally planned opening, Grupo Iberostar will launch a new beachfront resort…