Business & Economy

The French government announced on Tuesday the sending of emergency aid totaling 220,000 euros to the people of Haiti, Cuba and Jamaica in the wake of Hurricane Sandy while other assistance was pledged for the longer term.

US businesspeople participating in the Havana International Trade Fair said on Tuesday that the presidential elections in their country would not lead to major changes in trade policy with Cuba.

A Venezuelan navy ship arrived in the port of Santiago de Cuba on Monday with a shipment of humanitarian aid to help mitigate the damage caused by hurricane Sandy.

The World Food Programme (WFP) announced today that it will give immediate assistance to half a million people in Cuba after Hurricane Sandy caused major devastation to the east of the island.

Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment, Rodrigo Malmierca, invited foreign capital to participate in “Special Development Zones,” during the inauguration of the International Trade Fair of Havana on Sunday.

The International Fair of Havana (FIHAV 2012) opened its doors this past Sunday and will keep them open until Saturday, November 10, at the EXPOCUBA fairgrounds in the capital city. It is being attended by over 3,000 exhibitors from 62 countries.

The hopes of Cuba to become oil self-sufficient and possibly export received a new jolt over the weekend with news that the super Scarabeo 9 drill rig will be leaving Cuban waters for West Africa.

The 30th Havana International Trade Fair opens today in the capital as Cuba tries to strengthen its foreign trade potential. The fair runs through Saturday November 10 at the Expocuba fairgrounds.

The impact Hurricane Sandy on almost 250,000 acres of crops in Cuba could have consequences for agricultural production on the island, according to a UN report made known on Wednesday.

The National Zoo of Cuba is “ready” to receive a donation of 146 animals of 23 species from Namibia, said Miguel Abud Soto, the director of that institution.