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US Chamber of Commerce Praises Changes in Cuban Economy
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce praised the reforms underway in the Cuban economic system today and offered its support, certain that they will continue and be welcomed by the business sector worldwide.
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce praised the reforms underway in the Cuban economic system today and offered its support, certain that they will continue and be welcomed by the business sector worldwide.
The president and main executive of that entity, Thomas Donohue, who arrived in Havana on Tuesday, met yesterday with Cuban President Raul Castro, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez and Minister for Foreign Investment and Foreign Trade, Rodrigo Malmierca.
On Thursday, Donohue gave a keynote speech in the Main Lecture Hall at the University of Havana, praising the opening to the private sector in Cuba.
In regard to such changes, he highlighted the contribution provided by more than 450,000 self-employed workers, the more than 400,000 farm workers cultivating their land, the recent approval of a new Foreign Investment Law, and the opening of the Mariel Special Development Zone, whose port will become center for trade in the region.
The representative of the main U.S. trading partnership, with more than 300,000 members, also rejected the economic, trade and financial blockade against the island, and said it was time to begin a new chapter.
In his speech, Donohue stated that the institution he leads has promoted the elimination of that siege and that the time to do so is now. Before the university's professors, workers and students, he recognized that the attitude about the blockade in his country is changing, although this remains a politically and emotionally charged question on both sides.
Donohue stated that while work is underway to end the blockade, the government of President Barack Obama can implement various actions to assist with the import and export of goods and services, promote interpersonal exchange, and increase rapprochement. The U.S. executive stated that this period of change in the Cuban economic system may also mark a transition toward mutual relations.
The president and main executive of that entity, Thomas Donohue, who arrived in Havana on Tuesday, met yesterday with Cuban President Raul Castro, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez and Minister for Foreign Investment and Foreign Trade, Rodrigo Malmierca.
On Thursday, Donohue gave a keynote speech in the Main Lecture Hall at the University of Havana, praising the opening to the private sector in Cuba.
In regard to such changes, he highlighted the contribution provided by more than 450,000 self-employed workers, the more than 400,000 farm workers cultivating their land, the recent approval of a new Foreign Investment Law, and the opening of the Mariel Special Development Zone, whose port will become center for trade in the region.
The representative of the main U.S. trading partnership, with more than 300,000 members, also rejected the economic, trade and financial blockade against the island, and said it was time to begin a new chapter.
In his speech, Donohue stated that the institution he leads has promoted the elimination of that siege and that the time to do so is now. Before the university's professors, workers and students, he recognized that the attitude about the blockade in his country is changing, although this remains a politically and emotionally charged question on both sides.
Donohue stated that while work is underway to end the blockade, the government of President Barack Obama can implement various actions to assist with the import and export of goods and services, promote interpersonal exchange, and increase rapprochement. The U.S. executive stated that this period of change in the Cuban economic system may also mark a transition toward mutual relations.