U.S. considers reestablishing remittances, consular service
CUBA STANDARD — President Joe Biden ordered the creation of working groups to explore reestablishing remittance and consular…
Protests spread from provincial towns to Havana
CUBA STANDARD — A wave of protests mobilized thousands of Cubans July 11, prompting President Miguel Díaz-Canel to…
Russian firm helps state company with heavy-duty construction logistics
CUBA STANDARD — A Russian company is helping state construction company Cubiza with logistics and equipment for heavy-duty…
French development agency takes over management of debt fund
CUBA STANDARD — French development agency AFD, which opened an office in Havana in 2016, took over the…
Cuba oil exploration funder in financial tight spot
CUBA STANDARD — An onshore oil exploration program in Cuba that has yet to seriously begin could be…
French company distributes Cuban rum
CUBA STANDARD — Underlining how Cuba has ended quasi-monopolies in its deals with foreign investors, the spirits division…
Diageo relaunches Cuban rum brand
CUBA STANDARD — Liquor giant Diageo has used the pandemic break to relaunch a Cuban rum brand it…
British cruise line first to announce return to Havana
CUBA STANDARD — A small British cruise line was first to announce it picked Havana as home port…
Vaccine candidate 92% effective; Vietnam to buy Abdala
CUBA STANDARD — Putting it among the top vaccines in the world, COVID-19 candidate Abdala showed 92.28% efficacy…
Q&A: Cause and effects of Cuba’s cash-dollar measure
As a former Central Bank economist, Pavel Vidal sits in the catbird seat when it comes to the Central Bank’s order that state banks stop accepting cash U.S. dollars as of June 21
Cuban banks stop accepting cash dollars
Arguing that U.S. sanctions make it increasingly difficult to unload cash dollars in third countries, Cuba's Central Bank ordered all banks to stop accepting U.S. currency in cash.
U.S. cigar maker hopes to import Cuban tobacco
CUBA STANDARD — Trying to revive a long-gone tradition, a Tampa, Fla.-based cigar maker hopes to import Cuban…
Paris Club creditors grant Cuba more time
CUBA STANDARD — A group of creditors organized in the Paris Club said they agreed to grant Cuba…
U.S. bill aims to allow financing for agricultural exports to Cuba
CUBA STANDARD — A Senate bill originally introduced in 2019 by a bipartisan group of legislators that would…
Cuba makes overdue payments to Sherritt
CUBA STANDARD — Sherritt International Corp. said it received a $28 million distribution from its Moa nickel joint…