Possible Investments in Honduras

More than twenty companies from the services and technology sectors are evaluating coming to the country.

Friday, July 15, 2011

The positive economic performance being experienced by Honduras explains in large part, the decision of more than twenty foreign companies to exploring the possibility of choosing the country as a destination for their operations.

Representatives of FIDE Investment and Exports announced that it is likely that some of these decisions will take shape in the second half of the year.

An article in Laprensa.hn's reports: "This interest from companies, according to the institution, coincides with the increase in exports seen in the last 12 months.

Diana Suazo, director of exports for FIDE, said that "shipping companies based in the country have increased their sales, therefore, exports have increased by 35%. The country has positioned itself in non-traditional products like organic coffee, tilapia and shrimp. "

Talking about the same subject the FIDE president explained that in the first six months of the year there has been a gratifying growth in the balance of goods, a 33% increase in exports, while the balance in Clothing and textiles has increased by 19.6% and services by 36%. "It has been a straight line going upwards since 2009," he said. "

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