The plan being designed by the Guatemalan government is in the revision phase, and has the aim of encouraging production of the sector and relations between producers and consumers.
Regarding the objectives of the new policy being prepared by the authorities, Pablo Girón, head of the unit of the National Council for Agricultural Development (Conadea) at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food (Maga), explained to Prensalibre.com that "...'The idea is to make economic development strategies for fruit production, with a vision, mission and pointing northwards, in the direction of where we want to go towards the future'."
In the first projects that are planned to be developed as part of the plan, around $116 million will be invested in construction works, vehicle purchases and other things.
The first investments will be made in seven departments, and the province to which the most resources have been allocated is Quiché, which will receive an investment of $46 million.In this region, 43 projects will be implemented, including the construction of a service center and the acquisition of garbage trucks.
An ICEFI study concludes that corruption in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras covers "virtually all sectors" and in Guatemala alone, the losses generated are estimated at $550 million per year.
The book "Corruption: Its Paths and Impact on Society and an Agenda to Confront it in the Central American North Triangle", "... studies the relationship between corruption and democracy, highlighting that corruption in the C.A.N.T -El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras - has special characteristics derived from historical aspects, such as the construction of weak states, periods of authoritarianism, civil war and counterinsurgency systems, and the impairment of judicial independence."
"We, at this moment in time, do not believe that these recommendations should be promoted because we are carrying out a series of readjustments that we believe are more relevant".
The Sanchez Ceren administration has ruled out addressing the recommendations made by a mission from the International Monetary Fund to correct the wrong direction of the Salvadoran economy.
Report of Costa Rica´s performance, through the selection, measurement and evaluation of a set of variables that include social, economic, environmental and political aspects of development.
Overview of the State of the Nation Report 2015:
In the past five years, the State of the Nation has warned about the severity of the problems that threaten the sustainability of human development, the political system's inability to find answers and the need to correct the country's course. Therefore, in 2011 it was stated that behind the political and economic stability a wearing down of Costa Rica's historical progress could be detected. In 2012 the absence of solid progress was noted and in 2013, the existence of myths about the "country we are," which led to do the same actions being repeated with different results expected. Last year, the Twentieth Report stated that it was the end of an era and the political system was being called on to lead the transition with minimal confrontation and costs for the weaker groups.
A scruffy old man is running around America preaching the same disconnection with the real world that made him a complete failure as the president of Uruguay.
EDITORIAL
On his way through the Latin American capitals, crowds applaud his coffee shop philosophy, while others who have specific responsibilities in life are surprised at the inconsistencies of the former Uruguayan president.
In Costa Rica teachers at the National Institute who trains technicians, are preparing to teach classes on "social solidarity economy" under the concept that "private businesses have little or no critical concience about workers".
EDITORIAL
Private companies are wary of the recent inclusion of concepts related to cooperatives and unions in the educational programs at the National Institute of Learning, whose main objective is the teaching of technical skills, and whose resources come mainly, with 80%, from the private sector.
The investment plan announced by the government is over $19 billion in road works, sanitation and electricity distribution and will support sectors such as logistics, transportation, tourism and agriculture.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Economy and Finance in Panama (MEF):
The Government Strategic Plan 2015-2019, contemplates a public investment program of around $19.5 billion.
The union of industrialists states that the government's five-year plan lacks any definition of concrete actions which would allow it to bring about anticipated results.
From a statement issued by the Salvadoran Association of Industrialists (ASI):
In the view of industrialists it is a document which contains some important evaluations and defines priorities for government issues, but it lacks a concrete action plan to provide solutions to the serious problems we Salvadorans are facing, especially with regard to violence, stagnation of the economy and lack of jobs.
Representatives from the Competitiveness Initiative have submitted diagnoses and proposed solutions in education and business, infrastructure, procedures and access to markets and investments.
From a statement issued by the Competitiveness Initiative:
There is widespread concern about the observed low growth in the economy, which is manifested in a limited number of formal jobs, and a weak use of global opportunities.
"Murillo and Ortega together are forging a level of control that political observers say holds echoes of the sort of family dynasty that the Sandinista Front once took up arms to topple."
"Dynasty," is how the U.S. Newspaper Kansas City describes the government of Daniel Ortega and in which it discusses the influential role played by his wife Rosario Murillo in every government decision.
El Salvador's public debt up to May 2013 totaled $13.429 billion, representing 53.8% of gross domestic product in the country.
Eleconomista.net reports that "As of May this year the public debt of El Salvador, as a proportion of gross domestic product (GDP) amounted to 53.8%, representing a total of $13.4294 billion. That means that for every dollar the Salvadoran economy produces, slightly more than half is debt. "
The Chamber of Construction Companies in Nicaragua has requested an adjustment to the maximum setting to qualify for benefits for social housing, in relation to the current costs of construction.
Laprensa.com.ni reports that "Law 677, or the Special Law for the Promotion of Construction of Access Housing or Affordable Housing, is almost obsolete. In practice the rationale for such legislation, passed in 2009, no longer has a strong impact on the mortgage market in Nicaragua because its content is not adjusted to the reality of this sector. "
The Fourth State of the Region Report examines the society, demography, economy, environment, and political integration of the seven Central American countries.
The Fourth State of the Region report is divided into four sections and ten chapters.
The first section is entitled "Regional Overview", and its main purpose is to track recent developments in Central America based on a platform of comprehensive and current indicators.