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Ministry of Economy and Planning approved 96 new economic actors

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The Ministry of Economy and Planning (MEP) today approved 96 applications for the creation of micro, small and medium-sized private companies. With this decision, a total of 4,955 economic actors have been approved since the process began in September 2021. Of these, 4,846 are private MSMEs, 51 state MSMEs, and 58 non-agricultural cooperatives. By origin, 53% are reconversions of pre-existing businesses and 47% correspond to new ventures.

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Cuban President meets with businessmen and personalities from Italy

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With the aim of continuing to strengthen relations between Cuba and Italy, Miguel Díaz-Canel, President of the Republic, met this Wednesday with several businessmen and personalities from that European country. Through the Twitter account of the Presidency, it was indicated that the president thanked the Italian friends for the meeting and listened to proposals and concerns regarding foreign investment.

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Direct air routes between Cuba and Russia announced from October

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Russia and Cuba from next October 1 will once again be connected by direct air routes, which will reach the poles of Varadero and Cayo Coco, the tour operator Pegas Touristik reported. The entity detailed through a statement released by the Russian Tour Operators Agency that the program of flights with tourist packages is organized in association with the airline Nordwind Airlines. He also added that the destination of the Cuban resort of Varadero will be the first to be available to vacationers from the Eurasian nation, with a frequency of four per week, on the Moscow-Varadero route served by Boeing-777-300ER aircraft, with estimated travel time of 13 hours.

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Cuban Foreign Minister begins official visit to Serbia

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Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla began an official visit to Serbia, as part of the celebration of 120 years of uninterrupted diplomatic relations between the two nations. This is what he wrote on his Twitter account. There he meets with various Serbian officials with whom he discusses unity and cooperation between the two countries. The anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Cuba and Serbia is celebrated on November 4. In 120 years, they have been characterized by respect and historical ties of friendship.

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Cuba reports 70 new cases of COVID-19 and 58 discharges

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At the close of this Saturday, August 27, Cuba reported 70 new cases of COVID-19, no deaths and 58 medical discharges. Currently, there are 245 active cases in the country, the Ministry of Public Health (Minsap) reported this Sunday in its daily part. At the end of Saturday, 405 patients were admitted: 160 suspects and 245 confirmed (active cases), of which 244 maintain a stable clinical evolution 2,309 samples were processed, of which 70 were positive. The country accumulates 14,092,790 samples analyzed.

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Earthquake of 3.4 Richter degrees affected Santiago de Cuba and Guantanamo at dawn

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An earthquake of magnitude 3.4 on the Richter scale has alarmed thousands of residents of the cities of Santiago de Cuba and Guantánamo in the early hours of this Sunday, August 28. Being 1:46 a.m. there were not a few inhabitants who jumped out of bed, or those who were frightened in the midst of the darkness in which many lived in silence due to the scheduled blackout. The epicenter of the tremor was located 40 kilometers southwest of Caimanera, at a depth of 21 kilometers.

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First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba begins working visit to Vietnam

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The First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, Gerardo Peñalver Portal, arrived in Hanoi this Sunday to co-chair the seventh round of political consultations between foreign ministries. Gerardo Peñalver Portal was received at the Nội Bài international airport by Le Cộng Tien, deputy director general for the Americas of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Cuban ambassador Orlando Hernández Guillén. The First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba makes his first tour of the Indochina region.

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Díaz-Canel visits the Máximo Gómez Thermoelectric Power Plant, in Mariel

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According to the twitter of the Presidencia Cuba, Cuban President Miguel Díaz Canel made a tour of the Máximo Gómez Thermoelectric Power Plant in Mariel this Saturday morning. Unit 8 of it, which went out of service last night, is already in the start-up process and should be online at noon this Saturday, with 85 MW. In addition, work is being done to recover unit 6, damaged by a fire last March. During the tour, Díaz-Canel updated on the strategy outlined in the country for the recovery of the electrical system.

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Cuba and Vietnam in a position to strengthen ties

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Cuba and Vietnam have all the factors and conditions to further strengthen their fraternal ties of brotherhood, the island’s ambassador, Orlando Hernández Guillén, affirmed this Saturday in Hanoi. “The spirit of independence, resilience, equitable and mutually beneficial cooperation for the cause of the revolution of each country and as a contribution to peace, stability, cooperation and development, are bases on which to support the strengthening of bilateral ties. “, he pointed.

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President of the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources evaluates investments in the aqueduct in Villa Clara

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Antonio Rodríguez Rodríguez, president of the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INRH), toured the works being carried out in Santa Clara to ensure water service to the population and its quality. At the water treatment plant of the Central University Marta Abreu de Las Villas (UCLV), he confirmed that intense work is being done on her rehabilitation and improvement in the driver, to leave her ready before the restart of the school year, on September 5. The head of the branch also appreciated the construction progress in the Cerro Calvo water treatment plant.