David Urra

David Urra is the chief marketing analyst at International Consulting & Representation Services/Cuba (IcarusCuba). He has produced market studies for a wide range of Latin American, European and U.S. clients exploring market entry possibilities in Cuba’s IT, tourism, ranching, pharmaceutical and manufacturing sectors.

UMELISA, Cuba’s New Covid Rapid Test Kit

After an intense period of research and testing by the Immunoassay Center (CIE) and the Pedro Kouri Institute of Tropical…

4 years ago

Cuba’s Abdala Vaccine Arrives in Venezuela

Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, announced the nation has received the first shipment of Cuba’s Abdala vaccine.  In a televised…

4 years ago

Risk Perception and the Incidence of COVID in Cuba

There is currently a high perception of alarm about the incidence of COVID in Cuba, not only among the Cuban…

4 years ago

ABDALA Vaccine Shows 92.28% Efficacy After Phase III Trial

Scientist Marta Ayala has just informed Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel that the ABDALA vaccine show 92.28% efficacy in phase III…

4 years ago

Update to the Travel Rules for Cuba

There has been an update to the travel rules for Cuba. As of June 20, all tourists entering Cuba through…

4 years ago

Cuba Renegotiates its Debt with the Paris Club

Representatives of the Paris Club group of Cuba creditors and a Cuban government delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister Ricardo…

4 years ago

Cuba Temporarily Suspends US Cash Deposits at its Banks

In a special presentation on Cuban television, Marta Sabina Wilson González, President of the Central Bank of Cuba (BCC) Yamilé…

4 years ago

Cuba’s Vaccine Progress

According to Cuban television reports on Cuba's vaccine progress, executives from the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) and…

4 years ago

Cuba Defines Economic Priorities to 2026

At the conclusion of the 8th Congress of the Cuban Communist Party (PPC) (April 16 - 19), Cuba's government defined…

4 years ago

Cuba to Begin Vaccination of 1.7 Million Havana Residents in May

Cuba will begin the vaccination of 1.7 million residents of Havana this May according to official sources. It is part…

4 years ago

Cuban PM Urges Changes in Foreign Investment and Trade

A review of the status of foreign investment took place in Havana. The meeting was led by Minister Rodrigo Malmierca…

4 years ago

BioCubaFarma to Market Pharmaceuticals to Russia

The BioCubaFarma business group is in the process of penetrating the Russian market with its innovative pharmaceutical products. The year…

4 years ago

Cuba Begins Second Doses of Soberana and Abdala Vaccines in Phase III Trials

On Monday, Cuba began the second doses of the candidates Soberana and Abdala vaccines, in phase III of clinical trials,…

4 years ago

Cuba’s Science and Technology Parks Open to Foreign Investment

Cuba's science and technology parks are opening up to foreign investment. A recent television broadcast spoke of the development of…

4 years ago