A record production of 194,976 tons of pork in 2016 allowed Cuba to stop importing the meat since it covers the domestic needs, according to a government official.
Category Archives: Economy
Sugar production decisive in Cuban province´s economy
Sugar production will be decisive in the increase of the economy this year in Las Tunas, province that has in plan to grow in a 17 percent in the mercantile production, in relation to the previous year.
Cuba and UN agency launch joint ranching development
Cuba and the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), agreed in Rome on Monday to launch a joint project to develop ranching cooperatives in four municipalities of the Cuban eastern province of Camaguey.
Raul Castro meets US Chamber of Commerce President
Cuban President Raul Castro met on Friday in Havana with visiting Thomas Donohue, president of the US Chamber of Commerce.
Tax season begins in Cuba
The 2017 Campaign of Affidavit and Tax Payments begins today in Cuba, where about 200 000 Cubans will have to pay taxes on their personal income, including more than 170 000 self-employed workers.