A survey has revealed that 73% of Nicaraguan entrepreneurs distrust the country's judicial system, and perceive the state as very corrupt.
Despite this result, the fourth survey on Trust and Corporate Intent, conducted by the Nicaraguan Foundation for Economic and Social Development (Funides), notes a slight improvement in the situation.
"In a survey conducted by Funides with 58 companies representing 30% of the gross value of production of the country, employers said that in addition to the distrust in the application of justice, they also perceive a lot of corruption in state institutions," reported nuevodiario.com.
Developed by Foundation “Centro Empresarial Pellas”, the program fosters tourism in Granada, Isla de Omotepe and San Juan del Sur.
It was started 6 months ago, and provides training for 500 micro, small and medium tourism companies.
“Our goal with the project is to contribute in generating more jobs and better incomes by improving the quality of human resources and the management skills of tourism businessmen”, explained Ian Coronel, tourism head at Centro Empresarial Pellas.
Some 500 micro, small and medium enterprises from the tourism area will be trained on business management over the next three years.
The program is called Tourism Development in South West Nicaragua, and is funded by the Dutch government and the "Centro Empresarial Pellas" Foundation. 500 SMEs will be chosen to participate, among hotels, restaurants, food suppliers, tour operators and agricultural tourism.