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The central Variedades store, located on Paseo Martí, opened its doors this week for the retail sale of food, hygiene products, cleaning products, among others in freely convertible currency (MLC).

Its opening is part of the economic-social strategy approved by the country with the purpose of boosting the economy and confronting the global crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the tightening of the blockade by the United States government.

Several of the consumers interviewed said they understood the reason for this and other measures that the nation has had to assume the dissimilar processes that the Revolution has had to face; However, not a few said they were dissatisfied with the offers, as they could not find shampoo, conditioning creams, coffee varieties and other assortments that are currently in short supply.

During the opening, which was attended by Liván Fuentes Álvarez, vice president of the Municipal Defense Council, those present received a detailed explanation about the purposes of such units from Juan Pablo Rubio, general manager of the CIMEX Complex in the territory.

Payment in such stores is made only by national magnetic cards in MLC of the Popular Savings and Credit and Commerce Banks, as well as the AIS generated by FINCIMEX; as well as the international VISA and MasterCard, which are not linked to banks in the United States.

The freely convertible currencies that are allowed to be deposited in bank accounts are the following: US dollars, euros, British pounds, Canadian dollars, Swiss francs, Mexican pesos, Danish crowns, Norwegian crowns, Swedish crowns and Japanese yen.

When announcing the measure, the Minister of Economy and Planning, Alejandro Gil, explained that the foreign exchange collected would help to buy the necessary products to supply the stores in CUP and CUC; hence this would benefit the population, either directly or indirectly.

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