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…
Central Bank limits phone minutes’ role as alternative currency
CUBA STANDARD — Phone minutes, which have emerged as a sort of alternative currency for remittances since the…
Electric utility announces rolling blackouts
CUBA STANDARD — After weeks of sometimes repeated breakdowns at the country’s crumbling thermoelectric power plants, state utility…
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…
Cuba to begin reopening borders Nov. 15
CUBA STANDARD — Signaling light at the end of the economic tunnel, the Tourism Ministry announced that the…
Cuba seeks WHO approval for its vaccines
CUBA STANDARD — The Cuba representative of the World Health Organization held talks with BioCubaFarma executives about emergency-use…
New joint venture aims to raise funds for clinical testing
CUBA STANDARD — Cuban state biotech company CIMAB S.A. created a joint venture with a Cuban-controlled Mexican company…
Cuba empowers postal system to receive international payments
CUBA STANDARD — The Central Bank empowered Cuba’s postal system to provide international financial services. With Resolution 208,…
Miami judge dismisses Helms-Burton suit against Chinese wind turbine maker
CUBA STANDARD — A Miami judge dismissed a Helms-Burton lawsuit that has the potential of dragging China deeper…
Cuban central bank officially recognizes crypto currencies
CUBA STANDARD — Cuba’s central bank officially recognized the use of crypto currencies. Resolution 215, published Aug. 26…
Cuba allows private businesses to incorporate, limits size to 100 employees
CUBA STANDARD — After a decade of announcements and high expectations for a key reform measure, the Cuban…
Q&A: Tapping IT talent in Cuba
Peter Hoyer and his wife Francesca are the heads of SMaBiT, a family-owned tech company offering smart building…
Cuba grants license to Cuban American business
CUBA STANDARD — Miami businessman Hugo Cancio might just have become the first Cuban American to officially do…
Dutch brewer eyes launch of Cuban brand
CUBA STANDARD — State company Cuba Ron S.A. partnered with the Spanish subsidiary of a Dutch brewer in…