The project aims to facilitate the arrival of foreign investment in the country, but it remains trapped in Congress.
"The law presented by the government is positive. Hopefully this is a good law, but in itself it is not enough. If conditions (such as uncertainty, bureaucracy, etc..) carry on being reinforced, then the law will not help "said Roberto Rubio, from Funde.
A study by Fundes sees a potential for promoting rural tourism in tilapia farms in El Salvador.
The project by Fundes El Salvador propose the idea that rural tourism could push forward the development of aquaculture in the country and revive local economies (Fundes is an NGO that supports the development of small businesses as an alternative to poverty).
The program will benefit 30 organizations and seeks to raise levels of competitiveness in Small and Medium Enterprises.
The pilot project is funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Italian Cooperation, will last three years and benefit associations belonging to the central area of the country.
"The $ 1.4 million will be injected through assessments of the sector, training, application of technology, conduction of market research, business plans, technical assistance and business consultancy among others. The idea is that five years from now we have increased aquaculture production and tourism in the region," said Carlos Rodriguez, an IDB expert according to the article in Laprensagrafica.com.
With the objective of creating new growth alternatives, Fundes and Proamérica bank presented the SMEs Franchising Program.
This project is intended for small and medium companies already positioned in their markets, and offers them to analyze their franchising potential.
"Besides the diagnostic, the program will develop the franchises, commercialize, audit and do follow-up", said Miriam Urías, franchise program coordinator at Fundes El Salvador.
The government of El Salvador is proposing to increase the level of public investment.
The nation's fiscal situation is one of the biggest problems the new governemt will face, according to an economic analysis done by Carlos Acevedo, an economist from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP); Roberto Rubio, executive director of the National Foundation for Development; and economist Alex Segovia.
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