Costa Rican companies from the south will hold meetings with their counterparts in Panama.
Companies from the agribusiness in Costa Rica, and from the tourism sector, services, food and agriculture sectors in Panama, will participate in the event organized by the Foreign Trade Promoter (Procomer) and the Joint Development of Competitiveness for the Brunca Region (FODM).
The new digital system will allow online registration for exporters and packers of products of vegetable origin.
As of June 13, the State Phytosanitary Service (SFE) will make the Digital Registry of Exporters System (SIDEX by its Spanish initials) available to users.
Facing pressure from political parties and productive sectors, the government decided to change the project.
Modifications include a new set of basic products extent from value added taxes and changes to the "social economic" sector, which includes solidarity associations, cooperatives and the "Banco Popular".
The Economy Ministry presented the quarterly survey on credit and debit cards, through October 2010.
Regarding credit cards during for this period, there were 29 issuers with 403 types of plastic.
If debt was distributed equally among the economically active population, it would represent a per capita debt of $ 837, which is almost double the minimum wage.
Another initiative by the corporation of state officials to justify their salaries, at the expense of the over-used “support the SMEs” motto.
"The Costa Rican Ministry of Economy, Industry and Trade (MEIC) together with the President's Competitiveness Council, the Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC) and the Banking System for Development are driving the creation of a “seed money” funding system in order to support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)."
Producers reported pork imports from Chile with prices up to 50% lower than national prices.
The National Chamber of Pork Producers stated this situation has been going on for a couple of years and was reported to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Foreign Trade.
The reform, published in the Official Journal, includes regulations for advertising.
It provides an effective process to procedures due to complaints from consumers.
"It also creates the 'consumer associations net ' as an impulse from the state to organized civil societies, and designating the Department of Consumer Advocacy as the entity which will coordinate the efforts between these organizations and public institutions," according to Elfinancierocr.com.
Authorities have opened regional offices, called “Creapymes”, which certify companies as Small and Medium Enterprises (SME).
Previously, the procedure could only be completed at the central offices of the Economy, Industry and Commerce Ministry, in the capital city of San José.
“Now businessmen will be able to get the certification on the same day they apply for it. The requisites are: the form from the Micro Companies Registry, the tax declaration, having paid the social security fees at the Social Security Fund (CCSS) and the labor insurance policy at the National Insurance Institute”, reported Nacion.com.
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