Despite the rains of recent weeks, the dry season started with very low water reserves in the country.

After experiencing this year one of the biggest droughts in its history, in November Cuba has begun its traditionally dry months. The most humid periods, from May to October, closed below the all-time rain average, with more alarming signs in the west, according to reports by the Institute of Meteorology (INSMET) and the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INRH).

With the presentation of a more wide-ranging Business Portfolio, the Cuban government is maintaining investments and alliances with companies from other countries as a fundamental resource for development.

At the recent Havana International Trade Fair (FIHAV 2015) Cuba confirmed its appetite for foreign capital as a key resource to revitalise the economy. One of the principal attractions of during FIHAV 2015 was the presentation of the second Foreign Investment Opportunities Portfolio, which expanded the number of doors opened for foreign companies a year before.

The Asian giant has come to the Havana International Trade Fair with a strong business delegation to develop commercial exchange and investment in the region.

China is expanding its trade with Cuba, a tendency in line with the strategy the Asian giant is carrying out in Latin America. Before the opening of the Havana International Trade Fair (FIHAV 2015) the Chinese authorities reported a 57 per cent increase in commercial exchange between both countries during the first nine months of 2015, compared to a similar period last year.

The Havana International Trade Fair this year opened with a strong increase of exhibiting countries and operations to attract investors.

The number of nations represented by their companies and chambers of commerce in the Havana International Trade Fair (FIHAV 2015) has increased by 10 countries, in a moment of economic transformations that have put emphasis on the opening to investments and foreign trade.