The regional union is bringing charges to the Central American Court of Justice over what it considers to be undue customs fees in El Salvador.
The American Federation of Freight (Fecatrans) announced that it is preparing a lawsuit against El Salvador at the Central American Court of Justice (CCJ). The union is complaining about the fees that carriers pay at customs offices in that country, which it considers improper.
Increased demand from countries such as China has raised prices globally and creates opportunities for dairy exporters in the region.
By 2014 world supply may not be sufficient to meet demand and therefore prices will increase.
From an article by the Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promotion Office (PROCOMER):
International prices for dairy products showed significant increases in the last months of 2013 and will remain at that level during 2014. Tim Hunt, analyst at Rabobank, indicates that it is due to an increase in purchases of large volumes of milk from China after a fall in local production.
The construction consortium Grupo Unidos por el Canal is demanding $1.6 billion for cost overruns and is threatening to stop the works.
Citing the existence of undetected geological faults Grupo Unidos por el Canal (GUPC), is demanding from the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), payment of $1.6 billion for cost overruns caused by alterations to the original technical conditions of the tender awarded to GUPC.
For the first quarter of 2014 the Center for International Investment Arbitration could issue a ruling on the suit brought against the Guatemalan State.
This was explained by Silvia Alvarado, director of the National Energy Commission (CNEE).
The company "in 2010 went to the International Centre for Arbitration Relating to Investment Disputes (ICSID) claiming that the State gave an unfair and inequitable treatment by setting the Value Added Distribution (VAD) in 2009 at an amount less than requested by the Empresa Eléctrica de Guatemala S.A. (EEGSA), of which Teco at that time was a shareholder along with the Spanish Iberdrola " reported Elperiodico.com.gt.
The evolution of the Panamanian economy brings changes in consumption patterns which favor imported wine and premium liquors.
Figures from the Comptroller General of the Republic up until August reveal that local production of alcoholic beverages stood at 176.8 million liters, 2.2 % less than the 180.2 million reported in the same period in 2012. This decrease was driven by the 10.2% decline reported in rum production which went from 5.3 million liters to 4.7 million.
Telefónica has filed a lawsuit so that the state telecom company refrains from using the 2.6 GHz band to operate its 4G LTE network.
The lawsuit by the company that operates under the Movistar brand was filed against the state and the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE). The measure also aims to ensure that ICE refrains from promoting or informing on its intention to provide fourth generation cellular services until the court issues a ruling.
The Bellavista mining company has gone to the Administrative Court seeking permission to reactivate gold mining activities in Puntarenas.
According to the general manager of Metales Procesados MRW S.A., Donald Brown, the suit against the Costa Rican government was filed last May but the information had not been released until now. The official says they are not seeking any compensation, the intention is only to be allowed to reactivate operations.
The Italian consortium Enel has filed a case against the Salvadoran State with the ICSID over a dispute on equity interest in the geothermal plant.
The case was filed with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
The lawsuit, according to the company, is due to the government trying to be more involved in LaGeo, and also because they believe they have been denied their legitimate rights.
It is becoming increasingly difficult to get staff trained to work as freight brokers, which is causing delays in the commercial movements.
According to Daniel Isaza, president of the Logistics Business Council, this causes businesses to become slower. "If we dont have qualified people who speak English, for example, it limits us a little in business, because it makes communication slower," he said.
After the final decision by the Constitutional Court dismissing their claims, Industrias Infinito has announced it will continue litigation in international tribunals.
"Industrias Infinito turned to international arbitration with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes and Investment Disputes (ICSID) in April, the company is asking the State to pay $1.092 billion in compensation for halting the mining concession", reported Nacion.com.
Panamanians are not interested in technical careers but rather social ones, as reflected by the short supply of professionals to meet the needs of the industry.
This issue was discussed during the forum 'maritime sector and the impact of human resources in its development ", organized by the International Maritime University of Panama (UMIP by its initials in Spanish).
In Panama in the manufacturing sector, 40% of employers said they will increase their payrolls in the next quarter.
Panama is the second country in Latin America and the fourth largest globally with the greatest employment expectations for the third quarter of 2013, surpassed by Taiwan, Brazil and Turkey.
This was revealed by the Manpower Survey Employment Outlook for the third quarter 2013, which was carried out in Panama among 620 employers and about 66,000 worldwide. As for the manufacturing sector, in terms of recruitment Panama recorded 40% of employment expectations, a record figure since 2010.
Engineers in different specialties, sales representatives and administrative assistants, who are all fluent in English, are those most in demand.
The Talent Shortage Survey, conducted by ManpowerGroup Costa Rica among 620 employers, found that in the case of university courses "engineering (with their different emphases) is the only one that stands out in the list of jobs in demand this year ... ", reported Nacion.com.
The Swiss-owned company is suing the Costa Rican State over pricing disagreements and safety requirements.
This was confirmed by René Castro, Minister of Environment and Energy in Costa Rica. "Although it is presumed that the amount asked for is about $ 30 million, Castro said he does not know the total amount, as there are various suits by the gas canning company ...", reported Elfinancierocr.com.