Projects to Protect Guatemalan ForestsTuesday, November 2, 2010 The Rainforest Alliance promotes four conservation programs in the Petén jungle. Rainforest Alliance stated that Peten forest losses represent almost 60% of all deforestation in Guatemala and that this is caused by people engaging in subsistence activities (maize and livestock). Good Grades for Central American CoffeesFriday, April 24, 2009 Coffees from farms in Panama, Guatemala and Costa Rica took the top places in the international competition organized by the Rainforest Alliance. In the event held in California and New York, 80 farms certified by the institution from 11 nations participated. Alliance to Improve Coffee QualityTuesday, June 23, 2009 Costa Rica and Guatemala, together with Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Kenya will participate in the “Ecocolaboration” program of the Rainforest Alliance. The Rainforest Alliance created an alliance with Nestlé Nespresso that aims to have 80% of their coffee coming from Rain Forest Alliance Certified farms by the year 2013. Guatemala: Consumer Confidence DropsWednesday, September 9, 2009 The consumer confidence index dropped 18 points when compared to May. This index, measured by The Marketing Group, dropped to 71 from 89, where it was in May, signaling further deterioration in consumer confidence. Central American Artificial IntelligenceFriday, March 19, 2010 In just a year and a half, and in the midst of an economic crisis, Central America’s information outsider, CentralAmericaData.COM, has become an unprecedented editorial success. From February 16th to March 18th, CentralAmericaData.COM, the region’s bilingual business website, was visited by 194.000 people, who read more than half a million pages, satisfying their needs for business, economics and finance information on Central America. Labelling for GM-Free MeatWednesday, June 26, 2013 The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved the use of a label for meat and poultry which certifies it is free of genetically modified organisms. From an article by the Costa Rican Trade Promotion Office (PROCOMER): 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. Covid Passport: Essential for Economic RecoveryTuesday, March 16, 2021 Central America must be the driving force behind a globally accepted document that will be vital for the recovery of the global economy and tourism in particular. The generation of a physical or digital document of global acceptance (like national passports) that certifies that the bearer has been vaccinated against Covid-19 will facilitate the movement of people that has been severely restricted as part of the measures adopted by governments, both locally and internationally, to contain the pandemic. Productos del Aire de Guatemala improves its installationsMonday, September 29, 2008 Productos de Air de Guatemala, the biggest producer of gas for medical and industrial use in Central America, has acquired an industrial plant and equipment to improve its installations. Ex-Im Bank approved a loan guarantee for US$9.9 million to Chart Inc and Cosmodyne LLC in order to facilitate the export to "Productos del Aire" de Guatemala. Bantrab of Guatemala will increase its international funding baseTuesday, November 4, 2008 The Master Guarantee Agreement will allow the Workers' Bank to receive $10.61 million in funds. The agreement was signed by the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) and the Workers' Bank (Bantrab) and guaranteed by the Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Ex–Im). Meeting of Entrepreneurs in GuatemalaFriday, August 5, 2016 The ENADE 2016 event will be held on October 6 and will have as its central theme the promotion of economic development in non-urban areas. The main topic to be discussed at the meeting will be promotion of the development of "intermediate cities" to bring remote rural areas closer to urban areas where productive development has historically been concentrated. Guatemalan Consumers Concerned About InsecurityFriday, November 19, 2010 48% of the population lives with high fear of crime, and 93% believe the situation has worsened. The Chamber of Industry of Guatemala submitted the Consumer Confidence Index for October, based on interviews with 1,000 consumers. Guatemala Promotes Projects to Lower Carbon EmissionsTuesday, June 22, 2010 The Guatemalan Exporters Association and Rainforest Alliance are promoting a program to create projects that lower the country’s carbon emissions. They hosted a conference called “Financial Alternatives for Developing Projects that Reduce Carbon Emissions”, in which organizers highlighted the company “Grupo Agroindustrial de Occidente”, which conducted the first global sale of carbon credits. Greece: A Live Lesson of MismanagementFriday, July 17, 2015 A comparison between the crisis in the United States in 1929 and the one occurring now in Greece clearly shows that the sooner the costs of an exit from the crisis are assumed, the less time will be spent suffering from the measures taken to overcome it. EDITORIAL Funding for Forestry Companies in GuatemalaTuesday, April 27, 2010 A joint venture between IDB and financing company “Financiera de Occidente S.A.” will support the domestic rural forestry industry. Luis Alejandro Mejía is the head of Eco-Business at Occidente Financial Group. He was quoted by Elperiodico.com.gt as saying that “this program is valuable because the resources donated by IDB will be used to create financial products with preferential rates”. |
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