The director of investments at the Cuban Ministry of Economy and Planning (MEP), Manuel Alvarez, said that problems have been identified in the execution of works, including the lack of preparation by the institutions when delivering the projects, poor supervision and non-compliance with deadlines.
The official explained that in the case of investments in the Mariel Special Development Zone (ZEDM, in Spanish) and tourism, they have a differentiated treatment in order to speed them up.
For his part, MEP Deputy Minister Adonis Nuñez underlined that investors are the main subjects in any process of that kind in both Cuba and any other country, they must have the highest preparation and responsibility, because they coordinate all factors for the investment to have the highest quality and the lowest cost, in addition to fulfilling its objective.
Participants in the program also answered questioned made by TV viewers regarding the quality of investments, agriculture and food, and harvests, among other topics.
MEP Deputy Minister Roberto Perez said in that regard that more than 200 small industries have been built over the past few years in the agri-food sector, and ten others will start up operations in 2020.
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