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In 1981–1989, Cuba used so-called INTUR coins and cheques. Convertible foreign currency was exchanged into these cheques rather than the national currency, which could be used to buy some luxury goods not available for purchase in the national currency. Also, from 1985, Banco Nacional de Cuba issued foreign exchange certificates of various types.
The Cuban peso (in Spanish peso cubano, ISO 4217 code: CUP) also known as moneda nacional, is the official currency of Cuba.. The Cuban peso historically circulated at par with the Spanish-American silver dollar from the 16th to 19th centuries, and then at par with the U.S. dollar from 1881 to 1959.
Juventud Rebelde, daily newspaper of Cuba's young communists. This is a list of newspapers in Cuba.Although the Cuban media is controlled by the Cuban People through the Cuban State apparatus, the national newspapers of Cuba are not directly published by the state, they are instead published by various Cuban political organizations with official approval.
Granma is the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba. It was formed in 1965 by the merger of two previous papers, Revolución (from Spanish: "Revolution") and Hoy ("Today"). [1] Publication of the newspaper began in February 1966. [2]
ADN Cuba, meaning "Cuba's DNA", is a Spanish website and Facebook page which contains daily videos and blogs contributed by Cuban citizen journalists, activists, artists and cultural creatives living in Cuba. Designed to give independent Cuban cultural creatives an outlet to highlight Cuba's diversity.
After the opening of the island to world trade in 1818, trade agreements began to replace Spanish commercial connections. In 1820 Thomas Jefferson thought Cuba is "the most interesting addition which could ever be made to our system of States" and told Secretary of War John C. Calhoun that the United States "ought, at the first possible opportunity, to take Cuba."
Taxation in Cuba is regulated by the Law 113 of 2012. [1] The law establishes the form and basis of taxation in Cuba. Income tax
Brazil also offered Cuba up to $1 billion in credit lines to pay for Brazilian goods and services. [5] During a January 2008 state visit to Cuba by Lula, the Brazilian leader expressed desire for his country to be Cuba's "number one partner". [6] In May 2008 following a meeting of their foreign ministers, it was described as "excellent". [6]