France´s State Secretary for Foreign Trade Matthias Fekl is paying a two-day visit to Cuba heading a business mission to Havana´s International Trade Fair.

The first eight foreign investment projects approved by Cuban authorities for the Special Development Zone in the Western Mariel bay area were presented Thursday at Havana´s International Trade Fair.

The ambassador and Head of the European Delegation in Cuba, Herman Portocarero reaffirmed on Wednesday in Havana the entity´s interest in increasing economic ties with the island and ratifying as one of the main trading partners of the country.

The Foreign Trade and Investment Promotion Center (ProCuba) and Vietnam´s Trade Promotion Center (VITRADE) signed on Wednesday in Havana a new bilateral cooperation agreement to foment exchanges between institutions.

With the aim of increasing the presence of tourists in the Caribbean, the Brazilian airline Gol will start regular flights between the cities of Sao Paolo and Havana, from next December first.

The first direct flight Beijing-Havana, scheduled for next December 27 by Air China airline, will be a catalyst for the promotion of tourism in Latin American and Caribbean region, Prensa Latina said today in Beijing.

The managing office of the first Cuban Special Development Zone, located in the western Mariel harbor, will announce on Thursday all eight investment projects already settled at the zone, during the ongoing Havana International Trade Fair.

The Cuban Rum Company presented on Tuesday in Havana the new CubayCarta Blanca Extra Añejo Rum which will allow the diversification of the products and broaden the capacity of Cuba´s exports for 2016.

The 33rd International Trade Fair, FIHAV 2015 was inaugurated in the Canadian Pabellion on Tuesday in Havana with the presence of Cuba´s Tourism Minister Manuel Marrero. Canada is the fourth country with the most important commercial exchange on the Caribbean island and first in the number of tourists to the archipelago.

The growing interests of Dutch business executives in increasing commercial exchange and participating in investment projects with Cuba was expressed on Tuesday during the inauguration of the Netherlands Pabellion at the 33rd Havana International Trade Fair, FIHAV 2015.

Cuban Foreign Trade and Investment minister, Rodrigo Malmierca, announced 36 new project offers on the island investment portfolio, which in all includes 320 projects for a total amount of 8 billion dollars.

The Cuban Ministry of Industries called the Second International Convention and Exhibit June 20-25 in Havana.

Cuba´s First Deputy minister of Foreign Trade and Investment, Antonio Carricarte, said that more than 12 Mexican investment projects are being considered by Cuban authorities with hopefully positive results.