Doing Business in Cuba

Doing Business with Cuba
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Jouni Korpisaari
Helsinki Chamber of Commerce 14.6.2016
Location
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Some facts about Cuba
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President
Population
GDP
GDP Growth
Main cities
Earnings
Raúl Castro
11,24 million
7431 $ per capita
2015 4,3 % 2016 3,4 % est.
Havana, Holguin, Santiago
Tourism, nickel, health care,
crude oil, sugar, cigars, rum
ONEI, Trading Economics
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Exports to Cuba 2015
UN Comtrade
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Exports to Cuba 2015
UN Comtrade
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Re-Exports to Cuba 2015
UN Comtrade
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Imports from Cuba 2015
UN Comtrade
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Cumulative Trade Balance
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New Cuban Investment Portfolio
• 326 projects
• 9 billion EUR
• Main focus on industry, transport, tourism,
food production, packaging, renewable energy
• Substitute import, generate export, use of
cleantech, provide employment
• Other projects under same guidelines possible
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Cuban Commerce
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Open economy, no quotas
Do the homework; find customer / supplier
Get business Visa  go to Cuba
Visit the Chamber of Commerce in Havanna
for info of cuban companies holding licencies
for foreign trade
• Meet direct with your customer / supplier, no
authorization needed
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FIHAV 2016
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Havana International Trade Fair 2016
31.10. – 4.11.2016 in Havana
Gate to Cuba and Latin America
Yearly since 1982
150 000 visitors / week
4500 exhibitors from 70 countries
20 000 m2 @ EXPOCUBA
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FIHAV 2016
• 2015 Finland was represented at FIHAV for the
first time ever by Casa Finlandesa
• 2016 Casa Finlandesa is attending FIHAV again
• Make your company visible in Cuba, together
with
• www.casafinlandesa.fi
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Gracias
[email protected]
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