Nearly 15 Vietnamese businesses are showcasing their products at theannual 29 th Havana International Fair, that opened in the capital cityof Havana on Oct. 31.
The six-day event drew the participation of over 1,500 enterprises from57 countries all over the world, including 350 domestic enterprises inthe fields of healthcare, food processing, electronics, construction andservice.
The Vietnamese businesses brought a widerange of products to the event, including foodstuff, textiles,electronic appliances, construction materials, consumer products andhandicrafts.
Addressing the opening ceremony, theCuban Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment, Rodrigo Malmierca saidthat the event is the largest of its kind in decade in terms of thenumber of participant. It offers foreign partners a chance to get aninsight into the Cuban market as well as investment and cooperationopportunities in this Latin American country.
Malmiercaalso spoke highly of the presence of Cuba’s important trading partners,including Venezuela, Spain, China and Canada, adding that tradeexchange between Cuba and foreign partners rose by 27 percent in thethird quarter of this year despite the embargo imposed by the US.
He affirmed that the Cuban government will create favourableconditions for foreign investment projects and continue paying attentionto exporting services, and bio-tech and pharmaceutical products./.