Havana Trade Fair A bridge for trade and foreign investment

In an exclusive interview with Cubaplus, Cuba's Chamber of Commerce VP Odalys Seijo asserted that this year's International Havana Trade Fair (FIHAV), the 27th, will go beyond strictly commercial promotion by also providing a space for development, friendship and multilateral cooperation.

"FIHAV has served to portray the reality of our country and to present the opportunities offered by the Cuban market, as much in exports as in goods and services, as well as the possibility to satisfy our import needs. It has also given a fresh boost to the different modalities in cooperation and promotion of foreign investment in diverse fields of our economy, " noted Ms. Seijo.

When asked about direct foreign investments in Cuba, Seijo stated that current policy is oriented toward seeking new markets abroad, competitive technologies and capital. To further this objective, new legislation on foreign investment and trade was passed in 1995 (Law #77), in correspondence with international trends