On June 27, business leaders from the region will present their proposals to the presidents for improving and eliminating barriers to intraregional trade.
In the meeting with the presidents from the region scheduled for June 27 in the Dominican Republic, guilds that make up the Federation of Private Entities of Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic (FEDEPRICAP), will describe once again the obstacles that currently limit the competitiveness of Central American companies.
Cargill and Copersucar are to create a new company to jointly market sugar globally.
From a press release issued by Cargill:
"Copersucar and Cargill announced an agreement to combine their global sugar trading activities into a new company which will have as its goal the generation, marketing and operation of crude and white sugar. The joint venture, in which both Cargill and Copersucar possess a 50% stake each, will have global presence. "
On March 20th-21st businessmen and representatives of the governments of the region will meet in Tela, Honduras.
Entrepreneurs and representatives of governments in the region will attend a meeting of the International-Latin American Business Council (CEAL) to be held in Honduras on 20 and 21 March.
"The will be exhibitors including the former President of Spain, José María Aznar, who will talk about the pursuit of equitable development in government-business relations."
It is not the poor who are taking advantage of Central America's vast agricultural potential but those who are able to access technology and financing.
The is one of the sectors with the greatest demand and growth opportunities, but funding and intervention is needed in order to gain a greater advantage.
Lucydalia Baca Castellon conducted and interview for Laprensa.com.ni with Ernesto Gallo, professor at the Escuela Zamorano de Honduras, who says that agriculture is not an activity for poor people, but one of the most difficult and demanding businesses there is.
For a total of $305 million, the company from Colombia has acquired more than half of the assets of the French multinational Lafarge in Honduras.
"We have acquired facilities which have extraordinary efficiency and quality in the target region, but also under economic conditions which are attractive and have high growth potential," said Jorge Mario Velasquez, president of Argos.
An ECLAC study has revealed that companies in Guatemala and El Salvador pay the highest costs because of organized crime in Latin America.
According to data from the Global Competitiveness Index 2012-13, analyzed by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in its report on safety in the logistics sector in the region, Guatemala has a score of 1.86, on a scale of 1 to 7, regarding the influence of crime and violence in operating costs of enterprises, where 1 is "very much" and 7 means "nothing".
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.
71 steps for the establishment of foreign companies in the Asian nation have been eliminated, while another 20 have been delegated to the central government.
The State Council (government) of China has announced that it will simplify administrative procedures, among which is the reduction of paperwork for foreign businessmen to set up their companies in the country.
Organización Corona has announced the signing of an agreement to acquire the majority of Incesa's shares and the brand American Standard for Central America.
The Colombian company, which specializes in the manufacturing and marketing of building materials, expects that the transaction will be formalized in the third quarter of 2013, following the approval of the authorities of each country.
While in the rest of the world the standard is close connections between the private sector and academia, the region is still holding on to old ideological myths, which negatively affect development.
On inaugurating in El Salvador the II National Congress of Higher Education entitled "Linking Higher Education to the Workplace", the Minister of Education, Franzi Hato Hasbun, noted the need to "carry out a process of connection between company and university , encouraging three fundamental aspects: research, innovation and overcoming social projections. "
How to boost profitability by making better decisions when putting a price on what we sell.
By Ariel Baños an Economist at fijaciondeprecios.com.
Some customers have rejected our quotes, and in sales outlets questions can be heard over certain prices. Our vendors warn about the aggressive competition. From all of this desperation starts to grows. Guess which variable is the easiest for your company to adjust? Has the price crossed your my mind? .
At the Transcyberiano congress held in Costa Rica, one of the conclusions was that the success of new businesses depends on their Internet presence.
An article in Elfinancierocr.com reports that "the web has become increasingly vital for any new business seeing as daily internet consumption in the last year went from 45.5% to 53.8% of Costa Ricans, mainly due to cellular consumption, said Cathalina Garcia, vice president of Unimer Centroamérica.
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