The Havana International Fair (Fihav) confirms today the growing attraction of the Cuban market, evidenced in its 33rd edition, starting Nov. 2 through 7, with the participation of exhibitors from more than 70 nations.
Despite the global economic crisis and the blockade imposed by the United States, some 10 countries more than in the previous fair are attending this time, while the exhibition area also grows no less than 2,000 square meters, according to the Organizing Committee.
Spain, among the three participants to this fair in its initial edition, along with Cuba and Panama, is the one with more reserved space, said the president of the working group and Minister for Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, Rodrigo Malmierca.
Venezuela, one of the countries growing in space this time, has made a very interesting work from the point of view of the design of its pavilion, and China, Canada, Brazil, and other nations, are also on the list.
Russia, traditional and growing participant in the multi-sector trade fair, will exhibit its medical-pharmaceutical products, allowing visitors learn about the activity of large companies from that country, such as Ltd. Nativa, Materia-medica, Gerofarm, Bebib, and others.
As occurred in other years, the United States will be also represented, this time with almost more than 25 companies, covering about 500 square meters, a greater presence than the previous year, which expresses the willingness of entrepreneurs from that country to do business with Cuba.
This exhibition event will also include visits no less than 30 high-level official delegations, an important group of them headed by ministers, the presence of representatives of fifty chambers of commerce and other institutions promoting this activity, and the holding of the National Days of 15 nations.