Guatemalan Firms Would Increase Investment in 2011

The survey by the Superintendence of Banks reflects greater optimism by 50% of the business sector for this year.

Monday, March 28, 2011

Out of the 25 largest companies and trade associations, 69% project an increase in sales, while only 21% expect to hire additional labor.

Of the survey, Javier Zepeda, executive director of the Chamber of Industry of Guatemala (CIG), "... believes that the results of the survey do not reflect the reality of the country and added that the sample is very small," reports the article in Elperiodico.com.gt.

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