About $200 million is the estimated investment made by Mexican companies in the first three months of this year, and it is projected that at the end of the year this figure will reach $600 million.
Estimates made by the Honduran-Mexican Chamber of Commerce place the investments primarily in"... technology, installation of wire harnesses and construction of 200 meters of quay which is being developed by Grupo Logra from Mexico in Puerto Cortes, among others."
Employers have announced that January 2015 will see the opening of the Honduran -Peruvian Chamber of Commerce which will focus on facilitating business between the two countries.
With the affiliation of 32 Honduran companies, this initiative will seek to exploit business opportunities in the Peruvian market for Honduran companies.
The president of the Honduras-Peru Business Council, Obdulio Hernández told Latribuna.hn that "...
Analysis of the impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership on the region.
The competition which sectors such as textiles could face is one of the elements raising questions among employers in the region, compared to the real benefits that could be accrued if Central America participates in the Strategic Economic Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP).
The presence of direct competitors, such as countries like Vietnam, in the textile sector, and the possibility of losing dominance in the American market due to trade rules that TPP countries must meet, is unsettling the productive sectors in the region and forcing a reckoning of the pros and cons of a possible entry to the block to be undertaken.
Honduran businessmen will be visiting Peru from April 1st to 5th to explore trade and investment opportunities.
The mission will be led by Assistant Secretary for Economic and Trade Integration and consists of 25 entrepreneurs from the construction, coffee, agribusiness and tourism, sectors among others.
"This mission will be a great opportunity for Honduran businessmen interested in doing business in Peru, as well as for identifying investments for Peruvian entrepreneurs in our country," said President of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce of Honduras, Obdulio Hernandez.
More than 500 companies from 30 countries are taking part in the most important international trade show in the region.
From a press Release by Expocomer:
"With the collaboration of more than 500 companies from over 30 countries from North, South and Central America, the Caribbean, Europe and Asia, the Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of Panama (CCIAP) today opened Expocomer 2014, the thirty-second version of the most important trade show in Panama and the region.
Governments are to certify a poultry plant in each country in order to formalize the process of exporting and importing, in an attempt to stabilize prices.
In order to solve the problem between merchants and egg producers in Nicaragua and Honduras, the respective governments have agreed to certify for importing and exporting one poultry plant in each country, with all the necessary requirements and in this way achieve price stability.
In January, the island will open a Special Development Zone, where both foreign and Cuban companies will enjoy tax and service benefits.
With an investment of $900 million, the new area will be open next January and will be located near the Gulf of Mexico and linked geographically to the Panama Canal.
The new Special Development Zone, announced by the Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, Rodrigo Malmierca, covers about 475 square kilometers in the port of Mariel, 50 miles west of Havana.
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.
Representatives from U.S. companies are to meet with potential partners and customers in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula.
"The mission is comprised of companies who are considering entering or expanding their business in Central America, including 22 North American firms from fourteen different states, which represent broad industry sectors with growing potential in the region," noted an article in Elheraldo.hn.
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 .
On 8th and 9th of July, a multi sectoral mission for trade and investment will hold business meetings with Honduran businessmen.
"The areas of tourism, services, chemicals, technology, manufacturing, agribusiness, food and beverages, minerals and construction materials will be represented at the meeting," noted an article in Laprensa.hn. Honduran entrepreneurs have until July 5 to register for the event which will be held in the Chamber of Commerce and Industries in Cortes (CCIC).
The search for safe habitats and the shortage of land in the central areas of Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula, is driving the construction of high rise apartments and gated communities.
The phenomenon occurs mainly in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula. "The projects being constructed in the new development areas have emerged in recent years following the decline of the historic center of Tegucigalpa, another trade hub of the city, which has been losing its glamor coupled with a lack of planning policies and a commercial road," reported Laprensa.hn article.
In Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador large scale traders and exporters are leveraging the ability of small farmers assuring them market space.
For example, in Nicaragua, 228 dairy producers who are members of the Cooperative 'Cooperativa de Productores de Leche El Triunfo RL ' (Cooproleche) are no longer exposed to having to sell their product at any price .
Rumors are that the U.S. Federal Reserve is preparing to reduce its bond purchase program, motivating the sale of bonds in emerging markets.
"A rise in bond yields in developed markets and a better prognosis for the U.S. economy are making bonds from the emerging countries, from Turkey to Chile, seem less attractive. On Friday, currencies, bonds and shares in these markets fell significantly," noted an article in Wsj.com.