Transportation in Cuba: (More) trains, ferries and domestic flights
Around a year after the end of the last pandemic measures in Cuba, many means of transport are…
Central bank announces new measures for cashless payments
Cuba’s Central Bank (BCC) has announced new measures to increase the use of electronic channels for payment transactions…
Water shortage in Havana
Parts of the Cuban capital have been cut off from the municipal water supply for several days and…
“We’re not afraid of the market”: Far-reaching reform of state-owned enterprises in the making
Cuba’s state-owned enterprises are expecting to see major changes soon. After several gradual reform steps, a new enterprise…
(Cautious) easing of the electricity situation
The energy situation will remain tense in Cuba this summer. However, after the “Antonio Guiteras”, Cuba’s largest power…
Strategic partnership in the making: Cuba and Russia plan long-term energy deal
As reported by Russian media “Sputnik”, Cuba and Russia plan to start regular oil and fuel deliveries. The…
Cuba plans to finish reconstruction of Matanzas oil-tanks in 2026
Almost a year after the devastating major fire at a fuel storage facility in the western Cuban province…
From butter to cement: Putting numbers to the crisis
The economic and supply crisis in Cuba continues. As the country begun a road of cautious recover from…
Port of Mariel ready for Neopanamax
The administration of the Port of Mariel in the Special Economic Zone (ZEDM) of the same name, has…
Some 300 new SMEs got approval
Cuba’s Ministry of Economy and Planning (MEP) gave green light to the constitution of 294 new small and…
Faster Internet: “Arimao” cable begins operations
Cuba has started test operations of a new submarine fiber optic cable connecting the island with Martinique. As…
Cuba decentralizes approval of (some) foreign investments
The implementation of some projects with foreign capital is to proceed faster in Cuba in the future. Acuerdo…
Inflation continues its grip on Cuba
While mobilizations are already underway in Cuba for the traditional rally in Havana on May 1st, the economic…
Cuba allows dollar deposits (again)
Cuba’s central bank caused a stir a couple of days ago with a surprising announcement: With immediate effect,…
Pinar del Río: Slow recovery after “Ian”
Six months after Hurricane Ian left a trail of devastation in western Cuba, reconstruction work in the hardest-hit…