NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PEOPLE’S POWER

Cuban President, Raul Castro, attended the third regular session of the Eighth Legislature of the National Assembly of People’s Power (Parliament), held at the Palace of Conventions in Havana.»

Some 608 Cuban legislators are informed today  about the work of the Ministry of Agriculture, prior to the Third Ordinary Period of the Seventh Legislature of the Parliament which convenes tomorrow.»

Cuban lawmakers demanded higher quality and more control of investment projects since they have a strong impact on the country’s social and economic development.»

The Cuban Parliament is meeting today to discuss a broad agenda, prior to the third ordinary period of sessions of its Eighth Legislature, convened for Saturday, July 5. More than 350 legislators, meeting in 10 permanent working committees of that legislative body, will examine topics related to their fields. Additional issues include actions to confront social indiscipline, illegal activities, and »

Control and supervision actions carried out in different areas of Cuban economy during the first half of the year will be on the spotlight of the Cuban Parliament’s ten commissions in upcoming sessions Wednesday and Thursday at Havana’s Conventions Palace. According to the program, the Agricultural and Food Commission will focus on inefficiencies detected in efforts to replace costly imports »

Cuban parliamentarians will debate crucial aspects of Cuban economy during the Third Session of the National Assembly to take place July 5.»

Cuban Parliament today passed a new Foreign Investment Law to allow access to foreign capital, technologies and new markets as well as insert national products and services in the international market. The legislation, approved with the unanimous vote of the Cuban deputies, also seeks to yields positive effects in the domestic industry for national economic growth. Cuba Encourages Foreign Investment »

The National People’s Assembly elected this Saturday two new members of the Council of State of Cuba, the legislative body representing the island between the two sessions.»

Cuba needs a direct foreign investment of about US$ 2.5 billion year to fund its socialist, prosperous, and sustainable socio-economic model, said Vice President of the Council of Ministers, Marino Murillo, this Saturday. Murillo made his statement at the special session of Parliament, attended by Cuban President Raul Castro, in which the draft bill on foreign investment was brought into »

Cuban State Council convened an extraordinary session of the National Assembly of People’s Power for Mar. 29, to discuss the draft bill on foreign investment.»