International Trade Fair kicks off in Havana

HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 2 (acn) The 33rd Havana International Trade Fair, FIHAV 2015, will open this Monday at its traditional headquarters, the fairground EXPOCUBA.

The Fair aims at promoting Cuban exports and the new business opportunities for foreign investment in Cuba.
Over 900 companies from 70 countries will display their goods and services till November 7 th in an exhibition area of 20.5 thousand square meters, the largest in the last ten years.
Cuban Foreign Trade and Investment Rodrigo Malmierca will be in charge of the official inauguration of this Fair, the largest in Cuba of its kind and the second in all Latin America.
Among the novelties this year are the presentation of the second version of the investment portfolio, which gathers new projects in several fields where Cuba expects to attract direct foreign investment to boost development for the Caribbean island nation.
Over 360 Cuban companies will participate in FIHAV 2015 to promote their products both domestically and abroad, and to strengthen working relations with their partners.
This year, almost 30 American companies will have representatives in Havana, a modest amount but larger than in previous years, showing the increasing interests of US companies to enter the Cuban market.