Agriculture bolstering in Cubas driest province

The harvest of more than 13,800 tons of green and root vegetables in eastern Las Tunas province during the months of January and February shows that agriculture is recovering in the islands driest territory. Read More

---

Another Habano Cigar Shop opens in China

A new Habano House, selling the best of Cuban cigars, was recently opened in China in the hotel Westin in Beijing, with the presence of many local business men and Cuban embassy officials. This is the fifth House opened in the Asian country by the Cuba Habano S.A company, making a total of 117 franchise shops of the well-known Cuban cigars in the world. Read More

---

Cuba increases food storage capacity

Raul Castro visits refrigerated silos and flour packing plant in Pinar del Rio. More than a hundred refrigerated silos for storing wheat, corn, soy, beans, rice and other grains are now in use as Cuba seeks to increase its food storage capacity. The goal is to have another similar amount in operation by the middle of the year. Read More

---

Cuba-China trade doubles in 2006

The trade volume between Cuba and China in 2006 saw a twofold increase from the previous year and reached 1.8 billion dollars, Cuban newspaper Opciones quoted Chinese Ambassador Zhao Rongxian as saying on Tuesday. Read More

---

Cuba optimizes gas production

Cuba increases its infrastructure for an optimum use of accompanying gas extracted from the country's oil fields, Cuban TV reported on Friday. Installments from Cuban Company ENERGAS in Havana province's northern strip have new technologies and methods, aimed at raising the delivery of that resource to generate electricity in the Caribbean nation. Read More

---

Brazil, Cuba register record trade volume in 2006

Trade between Brazil and Cuba amounted to a record high of 374.85 million U.S. dollars in 2006, the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade said on Wednesday. Read More

---

Cuban traders to Panama Fair

About 70 Cuban businesspeople are due to travel to Panama on Monday to attend the international multi-sector trade fair Expocomer 2007, slated for March 7-10 in that Central American nation. Read More

---

Cuba graduates new class of Auditors to safeguard the economy

With the graduation of 344 auditors, the island now has 3,564 such professionals. The new class, which is the direct result of one of the programs of the national «Battle of Ideas» educational initiative"will be deployed in the ongoing combat against neglect, waste, pilfering, profiteering and various forms of corruption Read More

---

Habanos Fest to auction valuable humidors

Valuable humidors related to Cuban habanos were auctioned during the closing ceremony of the Ninth Habano Festival, in the presence of over 1,000 foreign people at the EXPOCUBA exhibition center. Read More

---

Cuba: fields of fruit trees increased in Camagüey

Fields of guava, papaya, pineapple and other fruit trees in the Cuban province of Camagüey ought to increase by 1 200 hectares from now and up to the next year. Read More

---