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FIHAV 2014
Promoting production and services
Yudy Castro Morales &
Lorena Sánchez
The
nation
with the greatest increase in
exhibits, compared to
previous years,
was Brazil.
The
thirty-second edition of the Havana International
Fair (FIHAV 2014) has shown positive results,
evidenced by further technological development and
the higher quality products exhibited, stated
Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz, vice president of the Council
of Ministers, during the fair’s closing ceremony at
the Havana Convention Center on Friday, November 7.
Cabrisas also highlighted the portfolio of foreign
investment opportunities in prioritized sectors, for
the economic and social development of the country
in the short, medium and long term, such as
renewable energy sources, the pharmaceutical and
biotechnology industries, the production of
packaging materials and construction, among others.
He
also stressed
the interest aroused
by everything
related to
the Mariel Special
Development Zone.
It
is now up
to
domestic enterprises to
continue to work with the
contacts made during the fair, on a mutually
advantageous basis, and in the
shortest timeframe
possible, in order to stimulate production
and services,
he expressed.
Various products from Cuban companies
were awarded
the Gold Medal for
quality during the event,
such as
Cubay Elixir
33, produced
by the Villa
Clara rum factory;
homemade chorizo of the
Bravo S.
A company; a self-lifting cantilever
system produced by the
Ramón Peña
company
affiliated with the Steel Industry Enterprise Group;
and Supermoto
oil produced by
Cubalub, among others.
Other companies such as Etecsa
and Cuba
Ron also received awards.
In
the best pavilion
category, those from Germany,
Brazil, Argentina
and
Mexico stood out, while the
most represented country
was Spain
with 132
exhibiting companies.
The
nation
with the greatest increase in
exhibits, compared to
previous years,
was Brazil.
Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz, Minister
of
Foreign Trade and
Investment; María del
Carmen
Concepción, Minister
of Food Industry,
and other
members of the organizing
committee of FIHAV
2014 were also present at the
awards ceremony.
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