As of November 1st, meeting centers and event halls, including hotels, will be able to accommodate business and academic activities for up to 150 people.
In addition, in the specific case of social activities such as tea baskets or weddings, the maximum allowed capacity will be 30 people, also without the inclusion of those in charge of attending the event, reported the Costa Rican Tourism Institute.
Although the government did not extend the State of Calamity and since October 1, Guatemala has been allowing the holding of events, fairs and concerts, the sector's businessmen believe that it is not profitable to hold meetings in which an area of 10 m2 per attendee is required.
As part of the Agritrade Expo & Conference 2019, the first live auction of differentiated Guatemalan coffee will be held on February 20.
From the Agexport statement:
AGRITRADE Expo & Conference 2019: First Live Coffee Auction in Guatemala
A Coffee Trade that will have a live auction to ease the business of differentiated Guatemalan coffee; a pavilion of plants and flowers; vegetables and fruits that will be known through Guatemalan chefs cooking the flavor that exceeds expectations, and 10 more activities, will be presented in the XIX Edition of AGRITRADE Expo & Conference, to more than 150 international buyers. Guatemala's exportable agricultural offer will be present and will seek to generate business for US$ 65 million in the short and medium term.
On March 14 and 15, an international convention will be held in Panama City, focusing on issues related to the evolution of shopping centers in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The event called " 1st International Congress of Shopping Centers" is organized by the Panamanian Association of Shopping Centers (APACECOM) and aims to discuss issues related to the relevance of customer loyalty through knowledge and digital engagement, how to create successful stores from the perspective of visual merchandising, exploring the impact of shopping centers in intermediate cities, among others.
A group of industrial companies in the South American country plan to visit the country in late April to explore business opportunities with Nicaraguan businessmen.
The Chilean delegation is composed of representatives from the public and private sectors related to the industrial and recycling area, in order to find out about market and investment opportunities in Nicaragua.
A group of ten companies from Mexico will be visiting the country to explore business opportunities in the mining sector.
The trade mission from the Mexican state of Zacatecas, which also includes providers of services, products and consulting, will meet with representatives of the Nicaraguan Mining Chamber for three days to study investment opportunities in the mining sector.
On April 27th and 28th Mexican businessmen will be visiting the country to explore business and investment opportunities in textiles, food, construction and infrastructure and services.
The business meetings will be held at the Chamber of Commerce of Santiago and the Institute of Foreign Trade and Business Innovation. The meetings will be attended by the Industrial Association of the Northern Region (Airen), ProMéxico, Comce from Mexico, the Dominican Chamber of Commerce and the Center for Export and Investment.
From May 7th to 9th in Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic, local producers and exporters will be meeting with companies and international buyers to explore business opportunities.
From a statement issued by from the Dominican Agribusiness Board:
The Dominican Agribusiness Board (JAD) and the Center for Export and Investment of the Dominican Republic (CEI-RD), with support from various public and private institutions, has unveiled the details of the fifth edition of the International Food, Tobacco and Beverages Fair: Agrifood 2015, to be held from 7 to 9 May at the Convention Center of the Dominican Fiesta Hotel in Santo Domingo.
At the request of the companies interested in participating, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Cortés announced that it has postponed the meeting until early May.
At the request of entrepreneurs in different parts of the country, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Cortés (CCIC) has changed the date of the Agro Food 2015 business conference, originally scheduled for April.
From April 23rd to 25th a conference on the development and prospects of the logistics sector in the country will be held in Panama City.
The 49th edition of the Annual Conference of Executives (Cade) 2015 will be held at the Sheraton Panama Hotel and will address issues such as international logistics, competitiveness of the Panamanian port system and the problems of air, sea, road and rail logistics in Panama.
The event received around 10,500 visitors and in the business meetings 1,350 contacts were made.
From a statement issued by the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Panama:
The Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture in Panama (CCIAP) closed the thirty-third version of Expocomer with complete success, having made significant contributions to the economy of Panama and exhibitor countries who took part in business meetings over four days at this important international trade show.
Up until March 18 a delegation of 51 Taiwanese companies will be in the country exploring business sectors of spare parts for cars and motorcycles, hardware and construction.
From a statement issued by the Chamber of Commerce of Guatemala (CCG):
Mr. Jorge Briz-President of the Chamber of Commerce of Guatemala and the Ambassador of China (Taiwan) Mr Adolfo Sun, announced the arrival of the Taiwan Trade Mission to Guatemala.
Businessmen in Costa Rica will meet on March 17-18 to discuss issues related to the new buying habits of households and quality and safety standards.
From a statement issued by the Costa Rican Chamber of the Food Industry (CACIA):
Over 2,000 thousand owners, managers, executives and industry professionals from the food, drink and allied sectors will gather together to seek business opportunities with suppliers of raw materials, machinery, equipment and technologies.
With the participation of over 600 companies from over 35 countries Panama's most important trade fair in Central America has been inaugurated.
From a statement issued by the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Panama:
With the participation of over 600 companies gathered in more than 850 exhibition booths representing over 35 countries from North, South and Central America, the Caribbean, Europe and Asia, the Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of Panama (CCIAP), today inaugurated Expocomer 2015, the thirty-third version of the most important trade show in Panama and the region.
From March 15th to 18th a group of 24 coffee importers will be visiting the country to explore business opportunities.
The Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in El Salvador together will the Salvadoran Coffee Council will be receiving 24 coffee importers, seeking business opportunities with Salvadoran sector companies that have organic, special and brand certificate coffee.