Discounts and offers, increase in the price level generally and the rise in operating costs due to new health and safety protocols are the main threats to the profitability of companies in this new commercial reality.
Given this context of economic and health crisis, which derives from the outbreak of covid-19 at the global level, Ariel Baños, a specialist in price management and founder of Fijaciondeprecios.com, explains what are the main threats that could affect the profitability levels of companies, and details some strategies that could be applied to mitigate the adverse effects.
As a result of the crisis generated by the spread of the covid-19, during the following three months companies in Guatemala will be able to defer payments to Social Security, Irtra and Intecap.
The boards of directors of the Guatemalan Social Security Institute, the Workers' Recreation Institute (Irtra) and the Technical Institute for Training and Productivity (Intecap), reported that the payments of employer's contributions for March, April and May were suspended, to be deferred in the second half of the year.
Honduran businessmen agree that the constant increases in electricity rates are making the country less attractive for investment.
The Honduran Electricity Regulatory Commission (Cree) announced a few days ago that by the beginning of 2020 there will be an average increase of 2.9% in the price of electricity.
The CEO of the multinational confirmed that the closure of the plant did not respond to reasons of global strategy but to the high operating costs in the country.
An article in Crhoy.com reports that in a presentation for employees of the company, the executive director of Intel, Brian Krzanich said that "the decision in Costa Rica was not part of plans to reduce the company's overall payroll but 'had more to do with the cost of this operation, the long-term operational cost of the plant. We spent several years working with the Government of Costa Rica, trying to reduce the overall cost of this operation.'"
Recognized Brazilian company of backhoe loaders, telescopic, articulated and other types of cranes looking for companies interested in representing the brand and distributing their machinery in Central America and Mexico. The company manufactures and sells telescopic,...