Guatemala: Sales on the Isthmus grow by 24.9%

During the first 10 months of 2008, Guatemalan traders increased sales to countries to countries in the region.

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Despite the problems created by the global economic crisis, Guatemalan businessmen have not let business opportunities go by.

Exports to other countries in Central America grew by 24.9% during the first 10 months of the year, compared to the same period in 2007, when they reached only 19.3%. In other words, it went from $1.6 billion to $2 billion.

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