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Previously unthinkable export deals are now possible thanks to the soaring consumption levels of the Chinese.
An article by Amafredo Castellanos in Revistamyt.com reviews the success of Guatemala's Acuamaya, one of the largest shrimp companies in the region, which has already begun to export shrimp to China.
"... Selling seafood to China, or coffee, may sound like a joke.
In agreement with America Movil, AT&T will operate in 15 countries including all of Central America.
Expectations are that AT&T will today announce that it will "... extend its reach in Latin America for business customers through a cooperation with the firm America Movil, belonging to the Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim".
The company will do business in 15 countries including Argentina, Chile and Colombia through connections with America Movil networks. Other nations that AT&T services will be extended to are Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay.
With the entry into force of the AA in August, 90% of Salvadoran products will be able to be sent to European Union countries duty free.
"What will happen is that Central America, instead of exporting to the international market, will export to Europe. It will change the export destination," said Julio Arroyo, CEO of the Asociación Azucarera.
The Elsalvador.com reports that "the challenge that lies ahead for exporters is huge, because although the doors were opened to 28 markets with over 500 million consumers, there are also requirements related to phytosanitary conditions, quality, presentation, price and promotion will become stronger, in line with the market. "
Colombian SMEs see an opportunity to position themselves in Central America, alongside the corporations from that country that have already landed in the region.
Examples are Sirius and Cosméticos Bachué, two companies out of the nearly 200 SMEs interested in finding a place for their products in Central America and the Caribbean.
"Alvaro Gomez, director of the trade office Proexport in Costa Rica, said the country needs to double its power generation levels over the next eight years. This opens up great opportunities for electrical companies, like Sirius, in a country which in 2012 exported goods and services worth $274.4 million," noted an article in Elcolombiano.com.
Mobile company Paytronic Network will expand to Latin America from Panama.
The Director of Paytronic said the company has made an alliance with Movistar and will invest up to $ 8 million in an expansion process over the next four years.
The company will hire 57 employees for this purpose, most of them local, and begin offering service in Panama this month.
The Honduran corporation, which specializes in energy and infrastructure projects, feels its development has slowed within its own country.
Terra directors' sights are now set on clean and renewable energy projects in Costa Rica and Panama, having already completed and inaugurated its Guatemalan hydroelectric project at Xacbal.
Iván Vásquez, writing for Elheraldo.hn, reports comments from Terra Group president, Fredy Násser, on the company's successes in neighboring countries and the difficulties it has suffered at home in Honduras.
The global market adds 50 million consumers each year. Is your company ready to take advantages of theses new opportunities?
If Herb Meyer’s prediction of 50 million new consumers per year is accurate, as was his conjecture that the Soviet Union would fall, it may be crucial to get ready to what he labels “the greatest change the world has ever seen”.
If we take into consideration which economies fared better in the crisis, we should seek trade partners in Asia and not in Europe.
Manuel Hinds analyzed El Salvador’s economy and exports, and his findings can be applied to the entire region. Costa Rica has already started the essential road to diversify its exports markets by closing Free Trade Agreements with China and Singapore.
Building capabilities for innovation.
Organization that operates in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama
Phone: (506) 2220 1163
Truism: management practices for businesses during times of crisis cannot be the same as those used during boom times.
Even though Panama appears to be doing a better job of dealing with the global crisis compared to other countries in the region, signs of a slowdown are clear. Commercial activity has decreased nearly 10% in the first quarter of 2009.