Cuban cultural institutions lost $ 12.7 million last year due to the U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade against Cuba.
A report published by the Ministry of Culture says that the blockade prevents Cuban artists from engaging in normal exchange with U.S. artistic circles.
In 2012 the U.S. company Paypal restricted the bank account of a Spanish platform for funding Cuban cultural projects, claiming that it failed to comply with Cuba-related regulations of the Office of Foreign Assets Control, the Ministry of Culture report said.
That same year, the Cuban Music Institute sponsored performances in the United States of 365 musicians and technicians, who did not receive travel allowances to cover their expenses and were forbidden to market their presentations, due to the blockades provisions.
The Cuban film industry was also prevented from direct access to the use of technology developed by the U.S. company Dolby.
Meanwhile, given the control exerted by U.S. capital, the Cuban audiovisual production company RTV Comercial cannot promote its products in the U.S. market or others in the region.
The Cuban government annually presents to the UN a report against the blockade imposed for more than 50 years with the aim of harming the Cuban economy.
Traditionally, this document has been approved by the vast majority of UN members, and last year 188 nations voted to lift the blockade, which was opposed by only three countries, with two abstaining.
Havana is now preparing a report on these and other incidents to submit shortly to the UN General Assembly.