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Foreign Investment is
an Important Factor to
Increase the Countrys
Economic Growth
Interview with Antonio Luis Carricarte Corona, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment.
Apropos the holding of the 32st edition of FIHAV, the most important general trade fair in
Cuba and the Caribbean, and one of the most representative in Latin America, TTC has interviewed First Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment Antonio Luis Carricarte Corona.
The Cuban
management model recognizes and promotes, in addition to the socialist state enterprise, which is the principal form in the national economy, the foreign investment modalities stipulated in the law joint ventures,
international economic association contracts or others.
entrevista / interview
La inversin extranjera
es un factor importante
para elevar el crecimiento
econmico del pas
Entrevista a Antonio Luis Carricarte Corona, Viceministro Primero del
Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y la Inversin Extranjera.
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Foreign Investment is
an Important Factor to
Increase the Countrys
Economic Growth
Interview with Antonio Luis Carricarte Corona, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment.
Deputy Minister, how would you summarize the influence that the Havana international fairs have had on
Cubas trade relations?
As you know, last year we celebrated the 30th
anniversary of the start of the holding of the Havana International Trade Fair, an event that allowed
us to make a balance of the contribution these
events have made in terms of our countrys trade
relations.
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In these 30 years there have been important results, for the Cubans as well as for those trade partners
who have accompanied us throughout this period.
It should be taken into account that when the
Revolution triumphed we did not have the necessary experience for the organization of this type
of large-format and far-reaching events, as the
Havana International Trade Fair was conceived of.
Neither did we have the culture for generating new
opportunities and, through them, coming into contact with the new cutting-edge technologies, of
proven efficiency and necessary for our economic
development.
Thanks to the vision of Commander in Chief Fidel Castro, and with his support, boost and personal participation, the first steps were taken to start
holding this event. The interest of and permanent
attention given by the topmost leadership of the
Revolution to the annual convocations became an
essential component for the gradual growth of the
commitment expressed by the international business community with our Fair.
Actions by MINCEX, the Chamber of Commerce
of the Republic of Cuba and the Convention Center, as well as of other national institutions, made it
possible to concretize a small event in 1983, giving
birth to the 1st edition of FIHAV. From then on we
embarked on a persistent and tenacious task, until
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entrevista / interview
La inversin extranjera es un factor importante para elevar el crecimiento econmico del pas. Foreign investment is an important factor to increase the countrys economic growth.
pro-tempore de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeos, cmo influye ello en el desarrollo de la feria?
Efectivamente, la XXXI edicin de FIHAV tendr
lugar durante el periodo en que Cuba ocupa la presidencia pro-tempore de la CELAC y pocas semanas
antes de que nuestra capital acoja la III Cumbre de
dicha Asociacin Regional, que se efectuar a fines
de enero del 2014, por lo que sta ser una nueva oportunidad para estrechar los vnculos entre
todos los pases que forman parte de la naciente
Comunidad.
Debe tenerse en cuenta, adems, que en
nuestra regin se han producido en los ltimos
meses acontecimientos de gran inters en el mbito econmico y poltico, que ofrecen nuevas
oportunidades para los empresarios de la regin,
tales como la incorporacin de Venezuela al MERCOSUR y las negociaciones para la incorporacin
futura de Bolivia y Ecuador, la consolidacin del
accionar de la UNASUR, el movimiento que se ha
iniciado para constituir una Zona Econmica de
Petrocaribe, el incremento del volumen de las
operaciones en el marco del SUCRE (Sistema Unitario de Compensacin Regional), y en este contexto se fortalece el papel de FIHAV como instrumento para la promocin de los vnculos entre los
empresarios de Latinoamrica y el Caribe, por lo
que esperamos contar con una importante participacin de los representantes de los 33 pases
que integran la CELAC, tanto de carcter oficial
como empresarial.
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we achieved that the convocation cycles happen uninterruptedly and that the Fair become one of the most
representative of the region.
Starting then, the Exhibitions journey from
the Convention Center to its current fairgrounds in
Expocuba is the best example of the increasing evolution of the exhibition area, which from some hundreds
of square meters during its beginnings arrived at its
30th edition with more than 15,000 square meters.
At such complex times as the Special Period in the
1990s, in the times of the crisis and the contraction of
the world economy, the authorities upheld the will and
effort to convene the business community to meet every year in our International Trade Fair, which in turn
expressed a growing interest in our market, even under those conditions. Thus we were able to achieve our
goals and we challenged the U.S. hopes of isolating us
and preventing at all costs our development.
The International Trade Fair itself was the inspiration for the launching of other specialized fair events
that covered different sectors of our economic activity
and have also played an important role in the development and modernization of spheres like tourism, public health, construction, informatics, just to cite some.
During its 30 editions, we have had the honor of
receiving distinguished personalities, representatives
of governments, Chambers of Commerce and executives from companies of diverse spheres, with whom
we have had the opportunity to review the course of
our relations and undertake important joint projects.
Moreover, multiple intergovernmental and institutional agreements have been signed as well as business
deals in the context of these events or those derived
from them.
It is explained in the convocation for FIHAV 2013 that it
has a special connotation because it is being held during
the period in which Cuba occupies the pro tempore presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, what influence does this have on the development of the fair?
Thats right, the 31st edition of FIHAV will take place
during the period in which Cuba occupies the pro tempore presidency of CELAC and a few weeks before out
capital hosts the 3rd Summit of this regional association,
which will be held in late January 2014. That is why this will
be a new opportunity to strengthen the links between all
the countries that form part of the nascent Community.
It also should be taken into account that in our region events of great interest have taken place in recent
months in the economic and political spheres which offer new opportunities for the regions businesspeople,
like the incorporation of Venezuela to MERCOSUR and
the negotiations for the future incorporation of Bolivia
and Ecuador, the consolidation of UNASURs work, the
movement that has begun to constitute a Petrocaribe
Economic Zone, the increase in the volume of operations in the framework of the SUCRE (Regional Compensation Unitary System), and in this context the role
of FIHAV is strengthened as an instrument for the promotion of links between Latin American and Caribbe-
entrevista / interview
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In which sectors of the Cuban economy is foreign participation being encouraged with greater
emphasis?
Foreign investment must be fundamentally oriented at exports, at eliminating the bottlenecks in
the productive chain, the modernization of the infrastructure and changing the technological pattern in the economy, as well as guaranteeing that
the countrys needs are efficiently met with the aim
of substituting imports.
The foreign investment that is prioritized immediately is directed at the substitution of food
imports, at the development of integral projects
that generate productive linkages in the search for
greater levels of efficiency.
The prioritized sectors are agricultural production and the food industry; tourism, including
health tourism; the development of energy sources, especially renewables; the exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons and mineral resources;
and the construction or improvement of industrial
infrastructures and within them those that involve
technology transference, productive linkages and
that are carried out in areas of less economic development.
It would be interesting to know how the project for
the creation of the Mariel Special Development Zone
is going.
The following regulations that come into force
starting November 1 were published on September 23, 2013 in the Gaceta Oficial Extraordinaria
No.026:
Decree-Law No. 313 of the COUNCIL OF STATE
creating the Mariel Special Development Zone and
establishing its functioning.
Decree No. 316 of the COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
establishing the functions of the General Director
of the Office, that relating to the Offices relations
with the State Agencies and Institutions, that referring to the presentation, assessment and approval
of the applications of Concessionaires and User, as
well as their rights and duties. On the other hand,
it regulates that relating to special regimens: customs, labor, controls, and measures to be applied in
case of infractions, tax, monetary and banking regimen as Regulation.
Six complementary resolutions, of the Central
Bank of Cuba, of the General Customs of the Republic, of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, of the Ministry of Finances and Prices, of
the Ministry of Interior and of the Ministry of Labor
and Social Security.
The Mariel Special Development Zone, which
covers some 475 square kilometers, is located at the
center of trade in the region of the Caribbean and
the Americas.
The prioritized sectors that have been identified are biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and renewable energy; other activities of interest to be
developed in that first special zone in the Mariel
port area, to the west of Havana, are the food and
agriculture industry, tourism and real estate com-
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El turismo es uno de los sectores priorizados de la economa. Tourism is one of the prioritized economic sectors.
panies, containers and packaging, agriculture, industry in general, telecommunications and informatics, among others.
Investors will benefit from a special tax regimen with fiscal incentives, expedite procedures,
guarantees to foreign investors, among them the
free transference abroad of their dividends, profits or others, and the strategic location of the zone.
The Decree-Law creates the Office of the Mariel
Special Development Zone as a national entity attached to the Council of Ministers responsible for
managing the Zone, controlling its activities, drawing up and leading the program of Development
and Businesses, processing all the applications, licenses, permits and authorizations carried out by
the Zones concessionaires and users or those interested in establishing themselves in it, through
a system of single window in an effective and efficient manner. Moreover, it assesses and approves
in the cases concerning it, the proposals of concessionaires and users in the Zone, helped by the Assessment Commission established for this.
For more information visit: nuevosnegociosmariel@mincex.cu
Would you like to deal with anything else you consider opportune?
It is an unprecedented moment for the region
of Latin America and the Caribbean where a veritable process of integration has been undertaken
based on solidarity, complementariness, the rational use of natural resources, with the will of popular
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de la Oficina, lo relativo a las relaciones de la Oficina con los Organismos e Instituciones del Estado,
lo referido a la presentacin, evaluacin y aprobacin de las solicitudes de Concesionarios y Usuarios, as como sus derechos y obligaciones. Por otro
lado, norma lo relativo a los regmenes especiales:
aduanero, laboral, de control, de medidas a aplicar en caso de infracciones, tributario, monetario y
bancario como Reglamento.
Seis resoluciones complementarias, del Banco
Central de Cuba, de la Aduana General de la Repblica; del Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnologa y Medio Ambiente; del Ministerio de Finanzas y Precios,
del Ministerio del Interior y del Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social.
La ZEDM, que abarca unos 475 kilmetros cuadrados, se encuentra en el centro del comercio en
la regin del Caribe y las Amricas.
Se identifican como sectores priorizados los de
biotecnologa, farmacutica y energa renovable;
otras actividades de inters para ser desarrolladas
en esa primera zona especial en el rea portuaria
del Mariel, al occidente de La Habana, son las de la
industria agroalimentaria, turismo e inmobiliarias,
envase y embalaje, agricultura, industria en general, telecomunicaciones e informtica, entre otras.
Los inversionistas se beneficiarn de un rgimen tributario especial con incentivos fiscales,
procedimientos expeditos, garantas a los inversionistas extranjeros, entre ellas la libre transferencia
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inversiones / investments
Facilidades para
invertir en Cuba
Dborah Rivas Saavedra
Directora General de Inversin Extranjera
Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y la Inversin Extranjera
En Cuba existe un clima de seguridad para el personal extranjero. There is a safe climate for the foreign personnel in Cuba.
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Facilities to
Invest in Cuba
Political, social and juridical stability are considered as
advantages for foreign investment in Cuba, as well as the
safe climate for the foreign personnel, a highly qualified
workforce, an excellent geographical location and the governments interest in research and technological innovation.
The guarantees offered by the island to investors are
comparable to those of other countries, while foreign investments in the national territory enjoy full protection
and security and cannot be expropriated, except if this is
carried out for reasons of public usefulness or social interest, declared by the government, prior compensation for
their commercial value established by mutual agreement.
The State guarantees foreign investors the free transference abroad, without the payment of taxes or any other
levying related to said transference, of the net profits or
dividends obtained for the exploitation of the investment;
and the amounts it would have to receive in the cases of
expropriation, liquidation or termination of the association, and with respect to the sale of their shares or participations.
Foreign citizens, who provide their services in an international economic association or in a totally foreign capital company, have the right to transfer abroad the moneys
they perceive.
Right now we are promoting foreign investment in the
Mariel Special Development Zone (ZEDM), a zone in which
a regimen and special policies are established with the aim
of favoring sustainable economic development by attracting foreign investment, technological innovation and industrial concentration, in a constant organization of the
domestic economy. The Zone has been conceived to offer
an environment favoring business, with a safe and transparent legal framework, a road, railway and communications infrastructure, and institutions at the service of investors, with highly qualified personnel.
We can ratify that the investment process is a priority to
increase economic growth and that in that sense the contribution of foreign capital will continue playing an important role.
ferias / fairs
Italia en
FIHAV 2013
Participan diversos sectores de
la produccin italiana como: materiales para construccin, reparacin y mantenimiento residencial e industrial; equipamiento para hospitales, laboratorios
y dentales; mobiliario para oficinas, casas o negocios; maquinarias para procesos de manufactura metalmecnica y para paletizado, herramientas manuales,
equipos electrnicos para sistemas de telecomunicaciones, sistemas fotovoltaicos para generacin de energa elctrica, as como bienes de consumo, alimentos, vinos y licores, caf, implementos de decoracin y mobiliario, servicios
tursticos y autoridades portuarias.
La ceremonia de inauguracin del pabelln de Italia est prevista para el
martes 5 de noviembre a las 11:30 de la maana con la presencia del Sr. Carmine Robustelli, Excelentsimo Embajador de Italia en Cuba. Como parte del
programa de actividades propias de la delegacin, en conjunto con la Cmara
de Comercio, se ha organizado un seminario dirigido a los expositores italianos
participantes, que tendr lugar el mircoles 6 de noviembre.
Contina de pg. 1 / Continued from page 1
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economa / economy
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Crisis or
Recovery in
2014?
Master in Science Gladys Cecilia
Hernndez Pedraza
After five very difficult years that began with the U.S. subprime crisis and
continued with the European crisis, the
mediocre signs of recovery seen in the
first part of 2013 did not forecast sustainability for these economies, which
is why the effect of volatility and the
uncertainty will continue to predominate next year.
The intensification of the recession in Europe should not be ruled out,
with cases like Greeces continued decline and the imminent damages to
the Italian economy. Simultaneously,
the results of the September 2013 elections in Germany point to the continuation or strengthening of the austerity
policies for the non-German European
Union. This will again place on the table the survival of the European Monetary Union, already under threat, and
that will continue being attacked by
conservative and fascist tendencies
generated in the interior of Germany,
with the creation of the Alternative for
Germany (AFD) party.
Taking into account that situation present in the global economy, it
could be determined that the crisis or
economic growth correlation will be
directly linked to different aspects.
In the first place, the expectations
regarding the moderate growth of
the United States should be taken into
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inversiones / investments
Un puerto abierto
a las mejores
oportunidades
Sundred Suzarte Medina
Amplias garantas y oportunidades de negocios tendrn los inversionistas extranjeros que deseen poner sus capitales en la Zona Especial de Desarrollo de
Mariel (ZEDM) dadas las ventajas competitivas que ofrece, entre ellas, la libre
transferencia al exterior de dividendos y utilidades, la ubicacin estratgica del
puerto, y el rgimen tributario especial con incentivos fiscales.
Hasta el momento ya se han invertido aproximadamente 900 millones
de dlares, y Brasil juega un papel esencial con aporte financiero para este
megaproyecto que tiene entre sus objetivos principales atraer la inversin
extranjera, generar exportaciones y promover la sustitucin de importacio-
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mundo de los cosmticos; Termo Envases, de la rama de productos plsticos y desechables, y Halka Industrial,
de cosmticos y productos de higiene personal, segn ha informado el
Centro de Exportacin e Inversin de
Repblica Dominicana CI-RD.
vestment Rodrigo Malmierca presented the project to several businesspeople during a tour of those nations, where
he affirmed that it is the most complex project undertaken
in Cuba in half a century. He pointed out that the Chinese
companies have the potential to establish themselves in
that zone and that Vietnam is a country that has developed
its productive forces and has the economic capacity to participate in the project.
Meanwhile, Radio Havana Cuba reported that according to the specialists, when in January 2014 a part of the
installations start working, including the first 700 meters
of piers, the initial steps of the construction of one of the
most important industrial and services zones for the economic future of Cuba will be concretized.
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www.gpalco.com
negocios / business
International Arbitration:
an Opportunity for
Businesses which Took
Part in the XXXI FIHAV
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businesspeople, who normally stipulate international contracts with foreign companies, are aware
of how important it is to choose a competent court
in case of any dispute. If neither part are able to impose their national court over the other State, then
arbitration can prove to be very useful. It in fact,
guarantees that an impartial International Court
will solve the dispute.
Arbitration is an efficient mechanism with the
purpose of solving controversy and it represents a
valid alternative to ordinary justice. It is made up of
arbitral institutions that administer justice according to their regulations with the aid of designated
arbitrators.
One of the advantages of arbitration has to be
the consistent reduction of time. Different Arbitral
regulations of courts set conditions that the Arbitrator must make a decision in a short time. The
Cour Europenne dArbitrage (CEA) established
that sentences must be passed within 9 months,
this deadline can be extend only when there are
important reasons that make it necessary, but only
negocios / business
razones importantes para hacerlo. Con el fin de resolver controversias comerciales internacionales y
las relativas a inversiones extranjeras, es suficiente con insertar una clusula de arbitraje al contrato
que designa un Tribunal Internacional de Arbitraje
para resolver la disputa.
Desde 2007, existe en Cuba la CORTE CUBANA DE ARBITRAJE COMERCIAL INTERNACIONAL
(http://www.camaracuba.cu/), y en Europa, desde
1959, la COUR EUROPENNE DARBITRAGE (http://
cour-europe-arbitrage.org/), que es una de las cortes de arbitraje ms prestigiosas, y es valorada por
su regulacin de vanguardia.
Los empresarios presentes en FIHAV estn invitados a experimentar esta modalidad, que es una
herramienta importante para facilitar las relaciones
comerciales y econmicas.
Abogado Alessandro Senatore
Presidente del Instituto de Cooperacin y Desarrollo Italia Cuba
www.cubacampania.com
Pabelln de Italia - Stand Instituto de Cooperacin
y Desarrollo Italia Cuba
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Purezza de Mxico
Present at FIHAV
Purezza de Mxco S.A. de C.V. has returned to the Havana International Trade Fair presenting its diverse
assortment of high-quality products at competitive
prices.
Established in Cuba for more than 15 years, the
company markets in the Cuban market automobile
tires and batteries; paints and varnishes for buildings, industry, automobiles and for wood; AC systems for transportation equipment, in addition to
automobile spare parts and parts
Its products are endorsed by renowned and
prestigious world brands, whose principal manufacturers are: BASF (paints and varnishes for buildings and for wood with the Suvinil and Glasurit
brands), MOURA (automobile batteries), TORNEL
(tires) and AIRTEMP (AC systems).
Operating with the different schemes in force
on the island international contracts of sale, consignments with Ministry of Foreign Trade and Investment companies and marketing from its In
Bond warehouses in the Berroa Duty Free Zone
makes its commercial activity flexible while making
viable the timely responses to its clientele.
inversiones / investments
Si tuviera que decir algo a los empresarios interesados en invertir en Cuba, mi mensaje sera que es un
momento estupendo, dadas las ventajas del proyecto de la Zona Especial de Desarrollo de Mariel, con
amplias facilidades fiscales y beneficios comerciales.
Estas fueron las palabras a TTC de Talita Lima, jefa de la seccin comercial de la Embajada de Brasil
en Cuba, quien aval el crdito millonario concedido por el gigante sudamericano a la nacin caribea para la ejecucin del megaproyecto que propiciar la entrada de capital extranjero a la Isla.
Segn la funcionaria, el prstamo otorgado por
el Banco de Desarrollo de Brasil se enmarca dentro
de las intenciones de ambos gobiernos de seguir
profundizando las relaciones beneficiosas entre
Cuba y la nacin sudamericana, muy positivas especialmente desde la administracin del ex presidente Lula da Silva.
Lima celebr el Decreto Ley 313, publicado recientemente en la Gaceta Oficial de la Repblica de
Cuba, el cual regula la insercin de empresas en el
proyecto. Consider que las ventajas no pueden
desaprovecharse, asegur que habr muchos inversionistas interesados, y precis que la presidenta Dilma Rousseff vendr a Cuba en enero prximo
para inaugurar la primera parte del proyecto, con
ocasin de la cumbre de CELAC.
A Good Moment to
Invest in Cuba
Said Talita Lima, head of the commercial section of the Brazilian Embassy in Cuba, apropos the Mariel
Special Development Zone.
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Un Palacio para
las grandes
decisiones
Localizado a 20 minutos del centro de la capital cubana, el Palacio de Convenciones de La Habana se erige como ese lugar donde puede confluir la cita
de negocio, la conversacin inteligente, el evento trascendental.
Luego de casi 35 aos de fundado, acoge los ms importantes congresos,
ferias y exposiciones efectuadas en Cuba; y un equipo multidisciplinario de
profesionales asegura que el paso por all sea una imagen imperecedera de la
hospitalidad de la mayor de las Antillas, y de lo mejor que puede brindar una
institucin de ese tipo.
El lder de la industria de congresos en Cuba implementa un Sistema de
Gestin de la Calidad que le permitir en poco tiempo equipararse con los mejores centros de convenciones del mundo.
Para el objetivo que fue creado, dispone de 13 salas de conferencias y locales
multipropsitos, climatizados, con capacidades desde 1550 hasta 50 asistentes
a los eventos. Tambin posee oficinas ejecutivas muy acogedoras para efectuar
reuniones de contactos.
Con una superficie de 60 mil metros cuadrados, es el espacio propicio para
promocionar y comercializar productos y servicios, as como un perfecto canal
para dar a conocer los esfuerzos del pas por alcanzar mayores niveles de desa-
bajo la premisa de poner a disposicin de sus clientes un experimentado equipo tcnico de profesionales y una amplia gama de
productos para comercializar.
FERSUME ESPAA
Plaza de la Tecnologa, 2. Nave A1
08223, Terrassa (Barcelona)
Tel.: +34 937 353 783
Fax: +34 937 356 665
fersume@fersume.com
www.fersume.com
Almacenes en consignacin
inversiones / investments
Una inversin
en seguridad
y confianza
Sundred Suzarte Medina
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An Investment
in Safety and
Confidence
Sundred Suzarte Medina
Winning over the confidence of the
foreign businessperson established
in Cuba means a guarantee of shared
success and a letter of introduction
for those businesspeople who still
havent decided to deposit their capital in the largest of the Caribbean islands and explore its wide-ranging
advantages.
Due to the strategic importance
the country gives to foreign investment, the Havana International CenterS.A. (www.cih.cu) contributes a major referent for those businesspeople
to feel safe and so they can multiply
their profits in Cuba in a climate of stability and confidence.
According to Alberto Prez Tejeda,
president of that institution, the benefits of using their services are tempting, and foreign investment represents
a need for the progress of the Cuban
nation, fundamentally in the current
economic situation.
What does the Havana International
Center (CIH) represent for investors wishing to deposit their capital in Cuban industry?
The CIH is a mercantile society that
offers a series of services to foreign
entities not established in the national territory that range from advice for
their establishment in Cuba to advisory service to carry out studies on business opportunities in certain markets,
or the introduction of some of their
technologies in Cuban industry.
ferrosos, aunque ampla sus actividades comerciales con relacin a otros metales y materias primas.
Contina en manos de la familia Vedani el 100%
de la compaa, por lo que sta salvaguarda el conjunto de valores que siempre la ha caracterizado.
Su compromiso con el mercado cubano se
mantiene, pero ahora a travs del nombre Intals
S.p.A., as como la atencin y suministros a las importadoras con las que trabaja.
Una nueva pgina web ha sido creada para facilitar el acceso a nuestros productos, ofertas y con-
A new webpage has been created to facilitate access to our products, offers and contacts with a view
to achieving a better interrelation with clients and provide them with a better service, for their satisfaction.
The page is being made and its address is www.vedani.
co.cu/vedani.
One more year, our presence in such an important Fair
shows the interest in continuing trade relations with Cuba.
Contacto
carlovedani@vedani.co.cu
www.vedani.co.cu/vedani
Contact
carlovedani@vedani.co.cu
www.vedani.co.cu/vedani
Facilitar la difusin y gestin del diverso surtido de 1500 renglones de las marcas SPAR, para alimentacin y drogueras, y SENSATIONS, para cosmtica e higiene personal, es otro de sus empeos.
Estos productos han sido seleccionados por su calidad y prcticos envases, a ms de estar elaborados con los mejores ingredientes y en los formatos
que proporcionan la mejor relacin calidad-precio.
Marcas
Frox: Pescados, mariscos, preparados y precocinados congelados.
SPAR: Alimentacin seca, charcutera, conservas y
bebidas; limpieza, droguera.
SENSATIONS: Cosmtica, perfumera e higiene.
VIVOCHEF: Grandes formatos de alimentacin y
droguera.
Contacto
ernesto@froxa.com
www.froxa.com
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Donde negocio y
confort van de la mano
During your next business or vacation trip to Havana, choose the perfect place, close to the citys
commercial zone, while enjoying the comfort of a
grand hotel.
The five-star hotel provides travelers with superior quality comfort in its 186 air-conditioned rooms.
A wide-ranging offer of beverages and food are
available to its guests in any of the hotels restaurants and snack bars, as well as serene views of the
Montebarreto Ecological Park from one of its majestic terraces, with a magnificent swimming pool and
a health center and gym to keep you in shape or fully
relaxed. Other available facilities are meeting rooms,
round-the-clock WiFi service, room service and business center.
The peaceful environment together with its excellent personalized service makes the Quinta Avenida Habana Hotel the place chosen by many visitors
from around the world.
eventos / events
Visit Panama in
Pavilions 15 and 16
Visite Panam
en los pabellones 15 y 16
Ms de veinte empresas de Panam, el Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias y la Zona Libre de Coln, estn presentes en FIHAV 2013. Ocupando un
rea de 681 m2, se distribuyen en dos pabellones,
el 15 y el 16.
Cuba es uno de los diez pases de mayor importancia para la Zona Libre de Coln y ocupa el segundo lugar en las reexportaciones hacia el Caribe.
Dentro de la Zona Libre se ubican varias empresas
cubanas y una de transporte martimo. Estas empresas se abastecen de productos que luego son
enviados al mercado cubano, por lo que es muy
importante la presencia de la Zona Libre de Coln
More than 20 companies from Panama, the Ministry of Trade and Industries and the Coln Duty Free
Zone are present at FIHAV 2013. Taking up an area of
681 m2, it is distributed in two pavilions, 15 and 16.
Cuba is one of the Coln Duty Free Zones 10
most important countries and ranks second in reexports to the Caribbean. Several Cuban companies
and a maritime transportation one are located in the
Coln Duty Free Zone. These companies are supplied
with products that are then sent to the Cuban market, which is why the presence of the Coln Duty Free
Zone in the Fair is very important, since it allows for
the expansion of the representation of its products
and services in Cuba, thus strengthening the trade
and economic relation between both countries.
Other objectives that sustain Panamas presence at FIHAV 2013 are making commercial contacts, exploring the market and new business opportunities, favoring the strengthening of trade
relations, assessing the comparative state of similar
products and services, making known Panamanian
productions, promoting Panama as an ideal scenario for investment and positioning the country in the
Caribbean market.
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Novedoso y nico
Heberprot-P
Novel and
Unique
perfil / profile
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EXPOCUBA:
Where Great Ideas
Are Presented
With the initial aim of becoming
a permanent exhibition, services and
recreation center, the 600,000 square
meters of the EXPOCUBA fairgrounds
represent an educational and cultural
space par excellence for holding congresses, events and fairs in Havana.
Approximately 80% of its surface
is constituted by the exhibition area:
it has a central pavilion, more than 18
sectors that group all the productions
and services activities in the country.
Moreover, there are five spaces for
temporary presentations.
Located 30 kilometers from the
center of the city and some 10 kilometers from Jos Mart International Airport, its accessibility is not difficult. In
its surrounding areas its closest neighbors are three installations of great importance: the National Botanical Garden, Lenin Park and the National Zoo.
EXPOCUBA was initially designed
to offer a variety of services: the princi-
ferias / fairs
ExpoMayab Expands
its Comercial Portfolio
in Cuba
At FIHAV 2013 / Pavilion 21 / Mexico, stands 1 and 2.
ExpoMayab ampla su
portafolio comercial en Cuba
En FIHAV 2013 / Pabelln 21 / Mxico, stands 1 y 2.
Bebidas no alcohlicas, empaques, neveras exhibidoras, frezeers y otros suministros para la industria, son los productos que actualmente comercializa ExpoMayab, empresa mexicana ubicada en
Mrida, Yucatn, con sucursal en la ciudad de La
Habana, Cuba.
Siendo su inters ser una empresa diversificada,
adiciona nuevas lneas de productos del ramo motriz a su portafolio, que impulsar la consolidacin
de la empresa en la Isla.
Entre los nuevos productos se incluyen maquinaria pesada, camiones, automviles, piezas de recambio, herramentales y refacciones, tanto originales como genricas.
Amplia experiencia y conocimiento del mercado, portafolio con marcas internacionales, ubicacin
geogrfica en Mxico y Cuba, calidad de productos
y servicios que ofrece y respaldo tcnico de sus proveedores, han sido algunas de las tantas fortalezas
de la empresa durante ms de 16 aos en Cuba.
Por su desempeo en el mercado cubano,
Expomayab ofrece una opcin slida para ser considerada como una de las mejores alternativas,
cuando se buscan productos y servicios de calidad.
Contacto / Contact
Centro de Negocios de Miramar, Ave. 3 entre 76 y 78, Edificio Santa Clara, Miramar, La Habana
Tel. Cuba: (53 7) 280 5522 / Tel. Mxico: +52 999 946 45 02
expomayab@mtc.cu.cu / sperazar@expomayab.com.mx
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Non-alcoholic beverages, packages, cooler displays, freezers and other industrial supplies are the
products sold by ExpoMayab, a Mexican company
that is located in Merida, Yucatan (Mexico) that has
a branch in La Havana, Cuba.
Being their interest to become a diversified company, they are adding new product lines, regarding
the engine segment to their portfolio, which will
boost the companys consolidation in the island.
Part of these new products are: heavy machinery, trucks, cars, tools and spare parts, both original
and generic.
Extensive experience and market knowledge,
product portfolio including international brands,
geographical position in Mexico and Cuba, quality
products and services that are offered, also technical support by their suppliers are some of the many strengths that the company has developed for
more than 16 years in the Cuban market.
When someone is looking products and services with high qualitys standards, ExpoMayab must
be considered as one of the best alternatives due to
its performance in the market.
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