Opportunities Will Abound in Post-embargo Cuba, Speakers Say.(Originated from The Bradenton Herald, Fla.)

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News | Date: June 7, 1995| Author: Williams, Tedra T. | Copyright information

BRADENTON, Fla.--Jun. 8--Like it or not, the Cuban business market will soon be open again for trade and investment opportunities, according to guest speakers at a conference on post-embargo Cuba held Wednesday in Tampa.

"The opportunity to develop things in the Cuban economy is enormous," said Lisandro Perez, director of the Cuban Research Institute at Florida International University.

For example, there are no companies in Cuba that make disposable bags, which ma...

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