The Mexican Volaris announced that so far, they do not plan to execute any growth plan in Costa Rica, because operating costs in the country will rise considerably in 2020.
Managers of the low-cost airline said that the increase in fares to Juan Santamaria airport scheduled for next year will represent a 59% increase in the operation cost of the company in the country.
The Walmart chain is investing in the construction of a new supermarket in Santa Ana, El Salvador, which will have a sales hall of 4,600 square meters.
According to information revealed by the company's directors, the new sales point, which is being built on a 15,000-square-meter site, will have a parking lot with capacity for 149 vehicles.
The high energy tariffs paid in Costa Rica compared to other countries in the region and the effects of the monopoly that exists in electricity generation are threats to the local economy and future investments.
On November 12, the debt securities were sold in the international market, and at the end of the negotiation, bonds were issued for $1.2 billion maturing in 2031 and $300 million maturing in 2045.
The negotiation of the public debt issued by the government of Costa Rica in the international market closed at noon on November 12, and the yield for those maturing in 2031 was 6.25% and for those expiring in 2045 was 7.25%.
Grupo Roble announced that in June 2020 will begin construction of an office tower that will have a profitable area of about 14 thousand m2, which will be located near the Multiplaza shopping center.
Representatives of the real estate company Grupo Roble, reported that the project to be developed from next year is called "Roble Corporate Center", which will be located between the Multiplaza shopping center and the apartment complex of Torre El Pedregal.
Standard & Poor's has given a B+ rating to the $1.5 billion debt issue that Costa Rica expects to place in the international market in November.
"Global Ratings today assigned a "B+" rating to the prospective reopening of Costa Rica's notes which have a 7.158% rate maturing in 2045 and a "B+" rating in its planned issuance of notes maturing in 2031, the latter issue still does not have a defined trading rate," the rating agency said on November 8.
In Costa Rica on November 9, the chain of stores El Rey plans to open a new store to the public that has an area of 2,700 square meters and is located in Guapiles.
Company executives informed that the new store has a new design and format of confectionery, which consists of providing a greater variety of products and more self-service options.
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In Nicaragua, the authorities have not published information on the Monthly Index of Economic Activity since February 2019, when the year-on-year fall was 7.5%, a situation that prevents businessmen from making decisions based on the real situation of the economy.
Although Panamanian businessmen recognize that in the first months of the Cortizo administration there have been advances that could improve the performance of the local economy, it is predicted that the reactivation could take longer than expected.
During the first six months of the year, foreign direct investment flows in the country reached $3.237 million, 11% more than in the same period of 2018.
Between the first semester of 2018 and the same period of 2019 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) that reached the country increased by $309 million, going from $2.928 million to $3.237 million, explains a report from the Comptroller of the Republic.
For the Guatemalan business sector, the decision by Congress to vote against the bill granting the concession to rehabilitate and operate the Escuintla-Puerto Quetzal highway "sends a negative message to potential investors."
The first positions emerge after learning that the Congress of the Republic buried the road project to rehabilitate and administer the highway Escuintla-Puerto Quetzal with toll collection, which would be granted in concession to the Consorcio Autopistas de Guatemala, under the format of Public-Private Partnership.
Between the first semester of 2018 and the same period of 2019, the flows of Foreign Direct Investment reaching the country decreased by 25%, a decrease that is explained by the uncertainty that predominates among businessmen, derived from the political and economic crisis.
According to official figures, from January to June of this year the country received $364 million in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), which is less than the $483 million received in the first six months of 2018.
Construction activity in Panama continues to fall, with $819 million in new construction, additions and repairs reported from January to August 2019, 11% less than in the same period in 2018.
According to the latest report of the General Comptroller of the Republic, in August of this year the cost of new constructions, additions and repairs totaled $136 million, 10% more than the data recorded in the same month of 2018.
Nine West, a chain of U.S. stores, opened two branches in the metropolitan area of Guatemala, where it will sell shoes, bags and other feminine accessories.
Prensalibre.com reviews that "... The two locations with which it returns to our country are in Miraflores and in Pradera Concepción, where it has at the disposal of its clients the autumn-winter collection, offering backpacks, high heels, slippers, bags, boots and purses."
In Costa Rica, the McDonald's restaurant chain invests $5 million in the implementation of digital stands, through which customers will be able to self-manage their orders.
Directors of Arcos Dorados, owners of the franchise in the country, reported that according to the investment plans of the company, before the end of the year 15 restaurants will have the digital ordering system.