For the second quarter of 2021, Panama continues to be the largest importer of bottled water, with $5 million in purchases, the main supplier being the United States with 55.21% of sales.
Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with the graphic"]
The Inter-American Development Bank approved a credit line that local authorities will use to finance the Potable Water and Sanitation Program.
The financed program aims to improve the quality of life of close to 31 thousand households located in rural and peri-urban areas, informed the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
The Emergency Social Investment Fund of Nicaragua bids the consultancy for the formulation of water and sanitation projects in the rural sector in the departments of Regions I, II, III, IV, IV, V and VI.
Nicaraguan Government Purchase 195/2021:
"Non-binding homologation meeting will be held for this tender.
The place, date and time of the meeting are indicated below:
During the first half of 2019, imports of bottled water in Central America totaled $12 million, and purchases from companies in the United States increased 10% over the same period in 2018.
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Last year, bottled water sales in Costa Rica were estimated at $89 million and they are expected to increase up to $106 million in 2023, a behavior explained by the downward trend in the consumption of carbonated beverages.
Although companies such as Florida Ice & Farm Co (Fifco) and Coca Cola Femsa have the opportunity to grow in the Costa Rican market, they will also face competition from new entrants such as Premium Brands.
The Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers tenders the expansion and improvement of the aqueduct of Bagaces, in Guanacaste.
Costa Rica Government Purchase 2019LI-000004-PRI:
"The objectives of the project are to improve the quality, quantity and continuity of drinking water service in the communities of Salitral, Quintas Don Miguel, Bagaces Centro, La Loba, Falconiana, Bagatzí, Agua Caliente and Montenegro.
In the first nine months, imports of bottled water into Central America totaled $17.5 million, and 53% of the value imported was from the United States.
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During the first six months of the year, imports of bottled water in Central America totaled $12.4 million, and purchases from the U.S. reported a fall of 4% with respect to the same period in 2017.
Figures from the information system of the Bottled Water Market in Central America, from the Trade Intelligence Area of CentralAmericaData:
In the first quarter of the year, purchases of bottled water in Central America totaled $6.2 million, registering a reduction of 3% compared to the figures reported in the same period in 2017.
Figures from the information system on the Bottled Water Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with graph"]
In 2017, companies in the region bought $24 million worth of bottled water from abroad, 11% more than was reported in 2016, and 53% came from the United States.
Figures from the information system on the Bottled Water Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with graph"]
From January to September 2017, Central American countries bought $18 million worth of bottled water from abroad, 11% more than in the same period in 2016.
Figures from the information system on the Bottled Water Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with graph"]
Plans are underway to build a water treatment plant in the Ancón district of the province of Panama that will include a raw water adduction line and potable water pipeline.
According to the interactive platform "Construction in Central America" complied by CentralAmericaData, the National Aqueduct and Sewer Institute of Panama (Instituto de Acueducto y Alcantarillados Nacionales) submitted an Environmental Impact Study (EIA) to build, in Ancon, a water purification plant that will include an intake point or catchment of raw water from the Chagres River, raw water adduction line to the water treatment plant, and potable water pipeline to Panama City. It will be developed within an easement of up to 20 meters, and an approximate length of 28.5 km.
Between 2013 and 2016 imports of natural, artificial and gassed mineral water without added sugar grew at an average annual rate of 19%.
Figures from the information system on the the Bottled Water Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with the graph"]
Endemic problems with the water supply are being compounded by the effect of El Niño, and short-term measures are being tried while the root of the problem is left unaddressed.
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