Medical Multi-National Starts Operations in Costa RicaWednesday, February 18, 2009 Precision Wire Components, a business that develops medical devices that are used in cardiovascular surgeries, inaugurated its plant in Heredia. Nicaraguahoy.info publishes in its website: "The opening of operations in Costa Rica had an investment in the to $1 million range and provided employment to twenty specialized Costa Rican workers who received six months of training in the company's central headquarters in Oregon, United States." Better business climate in El SalvadorThursday, September 11, 2008 The Doing Business 2009 report from BM, reports that El Salvador is one countries that has pass the most reforms to facilitate commercial activities. In Doing Business 2009, El Salvador is ranked 72, an improvement of five places in comparison to the previous ranking of 77. This report is one of the reference documents for capital investment globally, and is a map of the investment conditions in the various countries. VR Business begins operations in PanamaThursday, January 29, 2009 VR Business Brokers, a multinational consulting company dedicated to the purchase, sale and appraisal of companies, starting its operation in Panama yesterday. Pa-digital.com.pa reports: "This company began operations yesterday in Panama, and according to Adolfo Bustamente, director of the Bustamante Group, which is associated with VR Business, the main focus will be the sale of companies valued at between 1 and 500 million dollars, although they are not casting small companies aside." Doing Business in PanamaThursday, November 20, 2008 Guide prepared by the professional staff of Deloitte Panamá. It is designed to provide potencial foreing investors with fundamental information about Panama's enviroment, including factors a foreing investor should consider in deciding whether to acquire an existin Panama company or to start a new operation en the country. Doing Business in Central America: Have We Improved?Friday, October 25, 2019 Guatemala was the only country in the region that improved its position in the global ranking monitoring businessmen's conditions for doing business, while the others went backwards. The World Bank released the results of the Doing Business 2020 report, which measures the regulations that favor or restrict the development of business activity in different countries. How Easy is to do Business in Central America?Wednesday, October 31, 2018 Costa Rica and Panama are the economies of the region where businessmen find it easier to develop business, followed by El Salvador and Guatemala, and in the last two places, Honduras and Nicaragua. The World Bank announced the results of the Doing Business 2019 report, which measures the regulations that favor or restrict the development of business activity in different countries. Central America falls in Ease of Doing BusinessFriday, November 5, 2010 Position in 2010 Rankings: Panama 72 (62 in 2009), El Salvador 86 (80), Guatemala 101 (100), Nicaragua 117 (119), Costa Rica 125 (121), Honduras 131 (128). With the exception of Nicaragua, which rose two places, the Doing Business 2011 ranking shows that easiness of doing business in the Central American countries has deteriorated, at least in relation to other countries. Panama: Wrong Data Cited in Doing Business ReportThursday, January 29, 2015 Claims have been made that the time it takes to undertake the procedures needed to start up a business stated in the Doing Business report are much longer in reality. With the aim of improving competitiveness, private sector representatives have asked the Panamanian government to cut the amount of red tape, as some of the processes can take up to a year. This discourages foreign investment and above all increases costs for industry. Doing Business 2012 Confirms Latin America Lags BehindThursday, October 20, 2011 Latin America is barely ahead of Africa in quality standards and conditions affecting local businesses. As a region, Central America, is located in the second half of the list entitled ‘Doing Business 2012’. Doing Business Ranking 2009Tuesday, February 10, 2009 In Centralamerica is first El Salvador globally ranked 72, followed by Panamá (82), Nicaragua (107), Guatemala (112), Costa Rica (117), Honduras (133). Doing Business 2009 is the sixth in a series of annual reports investigating the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 181 economies—from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe—and over time. Doing Business Ranking 2009Tuesday, February 10, 2009 In Centralamerica is first El Salvador globally ranked 72, followed by Panamá (82), Nicaragua (107), Guatemala (112), Costa Rica (117), Honduras (133). Doing Business 2009 is the sixth in a series of annual reports investigating the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 181 economies—from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe—and over time. Important Delegation of Spanish Companies in HondurasTuesday, May 3, 2011 22 Spanish companies confirmed their participation in the event “Honduras is Open for Business.” The event is being held on 5 and 6 May 2011. Among the companies participating in the event from the tourism sector are, the Barceló Group, NH Hoteles, Sol Melia and the airline Iberia. 170 Companies at 'Honduras Open for Business'Friday, March 11, 2011 170 companies have confirmed their attendance to the event, which will be held on May 5th and 6th. The activity will include business conferences, an exhibition of Honduran exporters and an International Business Forum. $35 million Office Center in Costa RicaWednesday, February 22, 2012 Three six storey buildings make up the Sigma Business Center, to be inaugurated in April 2013. The new office center in San Pedro has been built by the group that owns the San Pedro Mall. Doing business 2008: GuatemalaFriday, April 11, 2008 This report presents the summary Doing Business indicators for Guatemala along with the comparator economies selected. The data used for this country profile come from the Doing Business database and are summarized in graphs and tables. This report allows a comparison of the economies not only with one another but also with the best practice economy for each indicator. The best-practice economies are identified by their position in each indicator as well as their overall ranking and by their capacity to provide good examples of business regulation to other economies. These best-practice economies do not necessarily rank number 1 in the topic or indicator, but they are in the top 5. |
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