Business & Economy

The Cuban telephone and telecommunications company (ETECSA) is, for the first time, offering to include self-employed workers in the yellow pages of its telephone directory.

The fifth international conference “Where Is Caribbean Integration Heading” will take place today and tomorrow in the Cuban capital.

Cuban vehicle registration offices processed 14,630 automobiles as of November 25, with Havana Province recording the greatest number of title transfers. The figure marks a significant increase in activity since this past October’s issuance of a law and complementary resolutions that relaxed the procedures for the transfer of vehicle ownership between individuals, which had been virtually illegal.

The refinery — the first ALBA project materialized in Cuba — has processed more than 81.2 million barrels of oil since its inception. Since 2007, more than 780 ships loaded with Venezuelan crude have landed at the docks of this plant.

Due to positive results achieved to date, Cuba plans to extend Vietnamese rice production techniques in the cultivation of 100,000 acres of farmland.

The report considered it essential to have information about the elements that govern the activities related to the sector. In addition, it assessed the work done with that aim by the Center for the Promotion of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment in Cuba.

During this Sixth Workshop, assessments were made of actions taken by the national oncology program and the outcomes of a Brazil-Cuba cooperation initiative were presented.

The current code covers only the state sector, which is why a new code will be developed taking into account the new emphasis is being placed on self-employed and private labor.

The president of the Azcuba Group, which now heads the sugar industry (having replaced the previous Sugar Ministry), was optimistic about the industry’s restructuring and favorable world market price levels for sugar.