How to Make a Central American Country GrowTuesday, January 22, 2013 In Guatemala investment is between 16% and 17% of gross domestic product, in Southeast Asia, the figure is between 25% and 35%. Elperiodico.com.gt reports that a group of experts met last week in this country to discuss how to foster Guatemala’s growth. The analysis of the issue carried out by a member of The Growth Dialogue think tank can be extrapolated to most Central American countries. Costa Rica's junior stock market strikes cooperation agreement with Aureos CapitalThursday, May 15, 2008 Aureos Capital's Emerge Central America Growth Fund (EMERGE) has signed a cooperation agreement with Carlos Mora de la Orden, authorised sponsor of Costa Rica's junior stock market MAPA. As a result of the agreement, the EMERGE fund will receive preferential access to invest in MAPA-sponsored companies by Mora de la Orden. In addition, Mora de la Orden will also inform EMERGE about companies with good growth potential that have not yet joined MAPA, according to a statement. Following its investment, the EMERGE Fund then registers those companies with MAPA, in order to obtain additional financing or to realise a sale. Companies that the EMERGE Fund has invested in and that could benefit from joining the MAPA market, either from securing new financing or from a sale to other investors, will be referred to MAPA. Costa Rica Long-Term Ratings Lowered To 'BB-'Friday, February 26, 2016 Noting the political system's inability to agree on fiscal issues, Standard & Poor's has downgraded, from BB to BB-, the rating for the country's long-term debt, giving it a negative outlook. Costa Rica Long-Term Ratings Lowered To 'BB-' On Continued Fiscal Deterioration; Outlook Is Negative Nokia Launches Innovation ContestWednesday, January 13, 2010 It will award the best mobile applications in the following categories: ecology, productivity, improving the quality of life and entertainment. Good ideas are a dime a dozen, or so the saying goes. But now a single good idea could be worth a million dollars (USD). Nokia has announced a million dollar venture challenge to encourage innovators to create a mobile product or service that raises the standard of living or enhances the lives of those in growth economies. The Growth Economy Venture Challenge is part of Nokia's global Calling All Innovators competition announced on January 7 at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Honduras: The Dry Land Panama Canal?Thursday, August 14, 2008 Honduras lies just about 1,000 miles southwest of Miami. A great location for commerce with the U.S. Antonio Young is the Executive Vice President of FIDE, Honduras’ Foundation for Investment and Export Development. He says Honduras’ strategic location provides an invaluable access to Latin American markets. And, with the continued development of Honduras’ north-south highway, called the Logistic Corridor, Antonio says Honduras could be the dry land version of the Panama Canal. The Hispanic Market in the U.S.Wednesday, April 18, 2012 The Hispanic population exceeds 50 million and has a purchasing power of more than a trillion dollars. The U.S. Hispanic population, a community of nearly 50 million people, is a real market potential that many U.S. companies (nor Central American companies) cannot ignore despite its preference for emerging markets. A Different Breed: EntrepreneursWednesday, April 4, 2012 "Entrepreneurship is not a job, or even a calling, but a thirst." Successful entrepreneurs - those creatures that we are all now viewing as essential to save the world economy from its troubles - come from different countries, societies, cultural backgrounds and business sectors. There is no single or particular stereotype, however, these individuals have several things in common. Analysis of Financial Sector in Central AmericaMonday, August 11, 2014 For the last four years the loan portfolio of the Salvadoran financial system has been growing at an average rate of 3.5%, below the 11% growth average in the rest of the region. A report produced by the rating agency Moody's notes that growth in El Salvador's financial sector has been stagnant since 2010, as the total loan portfolio has not achieved growth rates above 3.5% per year. |
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