Photo: Alexis del ToroOn Tuesday’s working session, the Holguín deputies received updated information on the monetary ordering process in Cuba, as part of their training for the 5th Ordinary Period of Sessions of the National Assembly of People's Power in its 9th Legislature.
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Faced with growing hostility and hardened blockade by the US administration, the Cuban Government has been forced to take short-term measures to cope with what amounts to an all-out economic war, President Miguel Diaz-Canel explained in a nationally televised appearance.
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Molecular Engineering Laboratory of Santiago de Cuba province. Photo: Betty Beatón RuizThe facility that will house the Molecular Engineering Laboratory, to process PCR test samples in the eastern province of Holguín, is preparing to receive and install the necessary medical equipment.
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Photo: Cubadebate"It is difficult to maintain a stable supply of products in our stores, because in addition to the US Economic, Commercial and Financial Blockade that we face, regular suppliers are also impacted by the pandemic, which affects the purchase and distribution of products," said at press conference Elizabeth Reyes Velázquez, director of the North East Division of the Caribbean Store Chain.
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Cuba's Gross Domestic Product decreased by 11% in 2020 due to the strong contraction of foreign trade, the reduction of international tourism and foreign currency income, due to the effects of the COVID-19 and the reinforcing of Washington's blockade on the island.
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