The event received around 10,500 visitors and in the business meetings 1,350 contacts were made.
From a statement issued by the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Panama:
The Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture in Panama (CCIAP) closed the thirty-third version of Expocomer with complete success, having made significant contributions to the economy of Panama and exhibitor countries who took part in business meetings over four days at this important international trade show.
On March 18th the first business meetings in the International Fair in David will take place, to which companies from all productive sectors are invited to participate.
From a statement issued by the Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of Chiriqui:
The International Fair in David and the Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of Chiriqui are inviting participation in the first Business Roundtable, exclusively for exhibitors in the exhibition event, from Wednesday March 18, 2015 to be held in the Diplomatic Room Rafael Galan from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
The economic impact of the trade show attended by 107 international buyers has been estimated at $40 million .
From a press release issued by Expocomer 2014:
Thirty-second Version of Expocomer Successfully Completed
• The exhibition was held from 26 to 29 March 2014 in the Atlapa Convention Center.
• There was a wide range of products and services for local and international buyers.
On May 20th-22nd the XXIII edition of the Apparel Sourcing Show will be held with the presence of companies in the region and international buyers.
The international event will be held at the Grand Tikal Futura Hotel, where it is expected that 500 exhibiting companies will take part along with five thousand potential buyers from various textile countries in Latin America and elsewhere.
"In this edition the quality of buyers greatly improved . The vast majority of those who are here are really interested in doing business. "
The 23rd edition of the Expocomer closed on Saturday having conducted $80 million worth of transactions and made an impact on the local economy of $35 million, $5 million more than in 2012. In addition, many of the entrepreneurs who attended the event were able to start negotiations which they expect to close in the next few months.
There were more than 10,200 business contacts, and within the Business Center at EXPOCOMER, 4,654 business appointments took place.
A statement from the Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of Panama mentions some of the highlights of EXPOCOMER 2012:
Since 1983, the Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of Panama has organized every year in March, EXPOCOMER, an International Exhibition of a general nature, which has become "a Showcase for World Trade", and is one of the most notable events in the region.
The continued success of the event lies in the professionalism of the services offered to exhibitors and buyers, and the importance of business contacts that it propitiates.
EXPOCOMER 2012, presents the thirtieth successful and consecutive version of the exhibition, organized by the Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of Panama (CCIAP).
EXPOCOMER is the brainchild of Dominador Kaiser Bazan (RIP), President of the CCIAP for the period 1982-1983, and Juan Jose Garcia, who chaired the first Organizing Committee for the exhibition. Sixteen active visionary members of the guild, have followed them have contributed to the evolution of the event over three decades.
From March 23 to 26, 35 countries will exhibit their exports at the Atlapa Convention Center.
The event is organized by The Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (CCIAP), who expects participants to negotiate more than the $ 124 million achieved in 2010's edition.
"The 9 thousand 500 square meters at Atlapa are sold out and divided into 634 modules of more than 500 companies.
500 companies from 23 countries will participate in the Expocomer 2010, to take place in Panama from March 3rd to 6th.
Its organizers expect more than $110 million in deals, as it was in the past three editions of the event.
“The largest pavilion in Expocomer 2010 is the Chinese one, with 80 modules, followed by Taiwan with 62, and Mexico and Colombia, with 50 each”, reported Prensa.com.