From 13th to 16th of August, Peruvian entrepreneurs from the food, manufacturing, services and clothing industries will be promoting ExpoPerú Central America 2013 in Panama and Costa Rica.
In attendance along with businessmen will be a delegation of union presidents, congressmen and officials from the South American country.
"This activity is a business promotion tool which is part of the strategy of the foreign trade sector of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism, set up by the Commission for the Promotion of Peru for export and tourism - PROMPERÚ with the support of business sector," noted an article in Laestrella.com.pa.
Exporters in Costa Rica and buyers from Europe, Asia and North America will meet from 17th to 19th of September in the fifteenth edition of the Buyers Trade Mission.
The mission is being organized by the Foreign Trade Promotion Office (Procomer) and will be held at the Hotel Real Intercontinental, San Jose.
The event will be attended by some 200 international companies who will do business with approximately 317 companies through business meetings, exhibition stands, conferences, as well as having a showroom.
On 26th and 27th of November 500 Chinese businessmen will take part in business meetings with 300 representatives from Latin American companies seeking to generate new business.
According to Anabel Gonzalez, Minister of Foreign Trade, they expect the involvement of 300 employers in the region and they have been organizing business meetings for the summit in the form of plenary sessions, parallel meetings and roundtable discussions at high-level .
From 18th to 20th of June, the mission "Business Opportunities Costa Rica- Colombia: Free Trade, investment and green business", will be in search of new business deals and will promote the country's export supply.
In the first trade mission of this type, organized by the Foreign Trade Promotion Office (Procomer) the companies taking part include: RainForest Water, Sweet Well, Orgánicos Ecogreen, Alimentos Kamuk, Cafe Britt, Manza-Tea, Bufete Arias & Muñoz, Ampo and MicroTechnologies.
Next September a delegation of 100 Chinese entrepreneurs will be in the country looking for business, and in November the China-Latin America Business Summit will attract about 1,000 Asian and Latin American entrepreneurs.
According to the Ambassador of Costa Rica to China, Marco Vinicio Ruiz, the delegation of 100 businessmen will come from Zhejiang, one of China's most industrialized provinces, meaning that it will open up important investment opportunities. The group will be headed by the Governor of the province, Lu Zushan.
Four Costa Rican companies from the area of packaging and containers participated in business meetings with Honduran entrepreneurs in order to establish direct business relations.
The event was held at the Chamber of Commerce and Industries of Cortes (CCIC), where entrepreneurs were supported by the Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promotion Office (Procomer).
Companies specializing in renewable energy will visit the country in the first week of June to offer advice, financing and technology in photovoltaics, wind and water.
From 3 to June 7 an event will be held in Panama dedicated to renewable energies and on Tuesday, June 4th the Renewable Energy Symposium 'Made in Germany' will be held at the Marriott in Panama City, sponsored by the Ministry of Economy and Technology of Germany, which seeks to support German companies in expanding into foreign markets, in this case in Panama and other Central American countries.
Costa Rican businesses from all sectors will be involved in a business negotiation event with Panamanian companies on Thursday in San Jose.
According to Katherine Chavez, director of foreign trade of the Costa Rican Chamber of Importers (Crecex), the organizing body, 170 domestic firms will have about 30 minutes to present their products and services and finalize new business.
Dutch producers of plants, vegetables and flowers will visit both countries from 11 to 18 May 2013, looking for investors interested in the sector.
Information published by NethWork:
NethWork is organizing a trade mission to Guatemala and Costa Rica which will take place from Sunday 12 May to Saturday 18 May 2013.
NethWork is focussing on greenhouse production and there will be separate programs for companies specializing in floriculture (flowers, cuttings, potted plants, foliage) and vegetables.