Cuban Ministry of Economy and Planning
Cuban ministry directing economic planning and rules for local development projects.
As of October 2026, Cuba's Ministry of Economy and Planning directs short-term economic planning and sets rules for state, private and local-development activity.
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Cuba's Ministry of Economy and Planning, known as MEP, directs short-term economic planning and issues economic rules for state bodies, businesses and non-state actors. Its Spanish name is Ministerio de Economía y Planificación.
MEP also sets the regulatory framework for local development projects. That remit places the ministry between national economic policy and municipal decisions about which projects may operate, how they may be financed and what limits apply. Decree 174 and MEP Resolution 70 form the current local-development framework, replacing Decree 33 and MEP Resolution 29 of 2021. The ministry controls The National rules within which local authorities approve and oversee these projects.
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