Business Future of the AmericasWednesday, May 29, 2013 On the 10th and 11th of June the event which will bring together members of the 23 American Chambers of Commerces in Latin America, entrepreneurs and renowned speakers will be held in Guatemala. The focus of the activity will be "intrarregional trade": promoting and strengthening trade between Latin America and the Caribbean, and the United States. With the signing of sub-regional free trade agreements, the opportunities are great and unlimited. Economic Freedom Index 2010Friday, January 22, 2010 In Central America, El Salvador leads (32 in the world), followed by Costa Rica (54), Panama (60), Guatemala (83), Nicaragua (98) and Honduras (99). El Salvador and Guatemala climbed positions in the index when compared to 2009, while Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama and Honduras fell lower. Wal-Mart Stores and World Environment Center Launch Cleaner Production Partnership in Central AmericaThursday, January 15, 2009 The World Environment Center (WEC), in partnership with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., today announced the launch of a major initiative which aims to increase cleaner production and energy efficiency (CP/EE) practices in two countries, El Salvador and Guatemala. The project is conducted through the U.S. Department of State funded “Cleaner Production Private Sector Partnerships” project in Central America. The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Index of Democracy 2008Wednesday, October 22, 2008 Costa Rica is second in Latin America with an index of 27. Panama is at 43, El Salvador 67, Honduras 74, Nicaragua 78, Guatemala 79. The results of the Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index 2008 confirm that, following a decades-long global trend in democratisation, the spread of democracy has come to a halt. Comparing the results for 2008 with those from the first edition of the index, which covered 2006, shows that the dominant pattern in the past two years has been stagnation. Although there is no recent trend of outright regression, there are few instances of significant improvement. However, the global financial crisis, resulting in a sharp and possibly protracted recession, could threaten democracy in some parts of the world. The Link Between Economic Opportunity & ProsperityTuesday, November 10, 2009 The 2009 Index of Economic Freedom: El Salvador 33 in the world, Costa Rica 46, Panama 55, Nicaragua 84, Guatemala 87, Honduras 91. The 2009 Index of Economic Freedom, produced by The Wall Street Journal and The Heritage Foundation, covers 183 countries across 10 specific freedoms such as trade freedom, business freedom, investment freedom, and property rights. Drugs Trafficking and US "aid"Friday, September 17, 2010 Central American Nations should say "NO, THANKS", if results from said "aid" are going to be similar to what's going on in Mexico. The inclusion of Costa Rica in the U.S. Government's list of the countries most affected by illegal drug trafficking confirmed what Costa Ricans already knew: Drug Trafficking has become a very serious issue. The Economist organizes business round table in El SalvadorTuesday, August 19, 2008 The Economist Conferences has organized a Business Round Table with the private and public sectors for September 11. "What are the possible post-election scenarios and their implication for future business and investment? What are the main needs of El Salvador regarding infrastructure and labor? What steps should be taken by the Government to attract investment in the next three to five years? These and other topics will be discussed at the Round Table. The Coffee Cup Expands in Costa RicaMonday, November 23, 2009 Salvadoran coffee chain 'The Coffee Cup' opened its second store in the country. The chain plans to open an additional store in San José International Airport in 2010. The Coffee Cup opens in the U.S.Tuesday, November 2, 2010 The Salvadoran franchise opened its first store in Austin, Texas, USA. The company invested $ 400,000 in its first store and expects to open 10 more next year. Regional Investment Bank OpensTuesday, March 1, 2011 The Network Co., a Central and South American investment bank, has completed $ 20 million in transactions since November 2010. The founders expect to close transactions for over $150 million in corporate purchases, financing and funds marketing over the next 3 months. S & P Downgrades El Salvador's DebtFriday, October 14, 2016 The ratings agency has reduced the rating for long-term sovereign debt from B + to B, arguing that political capacity to resolve the fiscal problem is shrinking. From a press release by Standard & Poor´s: 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. Construction: Next Investments in Central AmericaMonday, May 20, 2019 An apartment building in Guatemala, an educational center in Panama and a tourist complex in Costa Rica, are part of the projects that are planned to be developed in the coming months in the region. The interactive system "Construction in Central America", compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, includes an up to date list of public and private construction projects that are planned to be built soon. Transnational Seeking "Sustainable" CocoaTuesday, March 17, 2015 Support is being given to sustainable agriculture programs to meet growing consumer concern about the origin of the raw materials of the products they consume. From a statement issued by the Cosa Rican Foreign Trade Promotion Office (PROCOMER): "It is important that the rules are not changed"Friday, September 12, 2008 Ondine Smulders, senior editor of The Economist, has said that the future economic scenario for El Salvador look gray: a slowdown in growth of up to 2.5% in 2009, due to the possible decline in consumption, exports and remittances. Predicting the future is not easy, says Smulders, especially since the pre-electoral climate, as well as the world economic slowdown, cause investor perspectives to change and they need to have a clear rules of engagement to continue investing in the country. |
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