国际英语资讯:Foreign investors keen on Cuba despite U.S. sanctions, says president
<p><span word="HAVANA">HAVANA</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 10-- <span word="Increasing">Increasing</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discourage">discourage</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cuba">Cuba</span>, <span word="Cuban">Cuban</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Miguel">Miguel</span> <span word="Diaz">Diaz</span>-<span word="Canel">Canel</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Addressing">Addressing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="session">session</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assess">assess</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>, <span word="Diaz">Diaz</span>-<span word="Canel">Canel</span> <span word="acknowledged">acknowledged</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="stepped">stepped</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="regime">regime</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Cuba">Cuba</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="propose">propose</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="projects">projects</span>, <span word="signalling">signalling</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cuba">Cuba</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>.</p><p><span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="application">application</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Title">Title</span> <span word="III">III</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Helms">Helms</span>-<span word="Burton">Burton</span> <span word="Act">Act</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="lawsuits">lawsuits</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cuba">Cuba</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="assets">assets</span> <span word="nationalized">nationalized</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="expropriated">expropriated</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1959 <span word="Revolution">Revolution</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cuba">Cuba</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span>-<span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="attendance">attendance</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Havana">Havana</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Fair">Fair</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span> 2018, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Tourism">Tourism</span> <span word="Fair">Fair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cuba">Cuba</span>-<span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="forum">forum</span>.</p><p><span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="Cuba">Cuba</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="know">know</span>-<span word="how">how</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="development">development</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="encourages">encourages</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="investment">investment</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span>, <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spur">spur</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Diaz">Diaz</span>-<span word="Canel">Canel</span>.</p><p><span word="Cuba">Cuba</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 2.5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="development">development</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span>.</p>
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