A delegation composed of Milena Pérez, director of the Chamber of Commerce, and Miladys Ortega, director of the importing company ITH, attended the annual edition of BMEX-2107 made in early May. As part of their tight program, they held useful exchange meetings with several Barbadian companies, as well as with the board of directors of the Investment Development Corporation (BIDC), Chamber of Commerce and Industries (BCCI). Finally the delegation was received by the Honorable Donville Innis, Minister of Industries, International Business, Commerce and Small Business Development, who was invited to participate in the International Fair of Havana (FIHAV-2017). The Cuban Ambassador, Francisco Fernández, highlighted the decision taken by the Barbados government to open a Trade Facilitation Office in Havana due to the usefulness of developing economic-trade links.