The Central Bank of Cuba (BCC) announced this week how money will be transferred from abroad to the island. Between the productive inefficiency of the government and the disruption of the national tourism industry, the regime continues to look for ways to access the dollars to hold. Although, as always, he prefers to blame the “lock”.
According to the information from the BCC, published in the Official Gazette GranmaThe banks that will be able to receive these “family remittances from abroad” are the Metropolitan Bank, the People’s Bank of Savings and the Bank of Credit and Commerce (BANDEC).
The agency also recalled that “there are no pre-set limits” for the amounts to be deposited on USD cards, supported by what the regime calls Free Convertible Currency (MLC).
The BCC regretted that monetary transfers to Cuba from the United States could not be made, according to the note, because the US government intends to “irritate” Cuban families and, as the Cuban foreign minister has said on other occasions, it prevents emigrants from helping their families.
The note clarifies which international banks may be Banco Metropolitano’s correspondents to make these transfers at present: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, Banco de Sabadell SA, Caixabank SA, the National Bank of Canada, Nordea Bank Sweden AB and Havin Bank Limited.
The banks that have relations with Banco Popular de Ahorro are: CaixaBank, BBVA, Sabadell, CECA, Intensa de SanPaolo, National Bank of Canada, Banco do Brasil and Havin Bank Limited.
Those who maintain relations with BANDEC are: Banco do Brasil, National Bank of Canada, ABANCA Corporación Bancaria SA, Banco de Sabadell SA, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, Caixabank SA, CECABANK, Intensa de SanPaolo, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Seina SPA , Havin Bank Limited, Nordea Bank AB and Aktif Yatirin Bankasi.