Arguing that the unusual growth in sugar imports is harming local production, the Alvarado administration decided to raise the tariff on products entering Costa Rica from 45% to 73% for a three-year period.
The Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce (MEIC) concluded the investigation requested by the Agricultural Industrial League of Sugar Cane (LAICA) and 4 mills, on the safeguard measure against imports of solid state, granulated sugar, known as white sugar, used for domestic and industrial consumption, justifying a deterioration in the main economic indicators of the National Production Branch (RPN), details an official statement dated June 15.
In Costa Rica a hotel entrepreneur is confronting the Solis government, after it warned that companies carrying out commercial promotions in alliance with Uber will be penalized.
EDITORIAL
Can it be that businesspeople in Costa Rica nowhave to consult the government to validate their marketing plans and strategies for their products and services?
The American Forum on Microenterprise (Foromic) will be held in San José, the Costa Rican capital, between 10 and 12 October this year.
The event is organized by the Multilateral Investment Fund Inter-AmericanDevelopment Bank (FOMIN) in collaboration with the Costa Rican Ministries of Finance, Economy, Trade and Industry.
A central theme of this year's Foromic will be access and inclusion of micro and small producers in economic activity via improved access to financial services, markets for their products and basic services. Also under discussion are issues such as public policy for micro-businesses, transparency in the micro-finance sector, micro-franchising, clean energy, youth and entrepreneurship, savings and technology. Registration for participants in Foromic starts on 1 June.
Another initiative by the corporation of state officials to justify their salaries, at the expense of the over-used “support the SMEs” motto.
"The Costa Rican Ministry of Economy, Industry and Trade (MEIC) together with the President's Competitiveness Council, the Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC) and the Banking System for Development are driving the creation of a “seed money” funding system in order to support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)."
An OAS feasibility study concluded that El Salvador has what it takes for developing an ethanol industry.
The feasibility study for ethanol production analyzed climate conditions, soil and historic biofuel production.
"We found out that conditions are more than optimal for developing bioenergy" stated Francisco Burgos, an expert from the Organization of American States (OAS), whose opinion was published in an article in Elsalvador.com.
Recognized Brazilian company of backhoe loaders, telescopic, articulated and other types of cranes looking for companies interested in representing the brand and distributing their machinery in Central America and Mexico. The company manufactures and sells telescopic,...