From March 1 to 5, 2021, the Colon Free Zone will hold its first multisector virtual trade fair, in which 200 exhibitors will participate and participants will be able to access product catalogs and receive direct attention from suppliers.
The trade fair will feature a wide variety of mass consumption products, regional distribution logistics services and value-added products, informed the Colon Free Zone (CFZ).
EXPOCOMER 2020 will take place in Panama City from March 25 to 28. Businessmen from 30 countries will participate in the event, exhibiting food products, beverages, textiles, clothing and accessories, technological and electronic equipment.
Jorge Garcia Icaza, president of the EXPOCOMER 2020 Organizing Committee, reported that the exhibition area of the fair to be held at the Atlapa Convention Center has sold out 90% to date and this year's edition is expected to attract the participation of some 30 countries from the Americas, the Caribbean, Europe and Asia, who will attend this event to take advantage of opportunities to present everything from food and textile lines to technology and home appliances, among others.
Local companies with exportable supply from the agricultural and manufacturing sectors will participate on November 5 and 6 in a virtual business roundtable with buyers from different countries.
Participating businessmen will have the opportunity to meet virtually with potential buyers from 11 different markets: United States, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Dominican Republic, Chile, Europe, Canada and Mexico.
On August 27, companies from the Asian country will participate in business rounds in Tegucigalpa, and from 28 to 30 of the same month will be present at Expo Taiwan 2019, to be held in San Pedro Sula.
At least 18 Taiwanese companies are expected to participate. These companies are engaged in the manufacture and packaging of food, the production of cold roll forming machines and the manufacture of camera mirrors, among others.
On May 24, a delegation of 12 companies from the South American country will visit Guatemala to offer local distributors foods such as avocado, apples, asparagus, blueberries and others.
The event, promoted by the Guatemalan Chamber of Commerce, will be held in a hotel south of the Guatemalan capital. There, 30-minute appointments will be held with each of the companies interested in participating.
From May 9 to 10 in Costa Rica Expotur 2019 will be held at the National Convention Center, which will bring together 230 international buyers from the tourism sector from 35 countries.
Erasmo Rojas, president of the Costa Rican Association of Tourism Professionals (Acoprot), explained to Nacion.com that "... The activity consists of two days of negotiations and alliances that allow revitalize the tourist offer each year and generate millions of dollars in tourist currency for accommodations, food and transportation."
From 20 to 23 May, an online business meeting will be held with South Korea for companies in the food and beverage sectors.
The Secretariat for Central American Economic Integration (SIECA) coordinates the "Virtual Business Roundtable with South Korea," which is aimed at companies in the food and beverage sector, and will be conducted through the Central American Trade Network.
The Chamber of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica is recruiting businessmen who wish to attend a business roundtable, to be held from May 13 to 17 in the city of Brusque, Santa Catalina in southern Brazil.
Depending on the profile of each company, there is the option of covering tickets and lodging for one attendee per company at the event, informed authorities of the Costa Rican Chamber of Foreign Trade (Crecex).
From April 16 to 17, Costa Rican businessmen will participate in the "Polaris" fair, which will take place in the city of Athens, Greece, where they will have business meetings with 100 European buyers of frozen fruit.
With the aim of seeking new market niches, 50 Costa Rican producers will participate in meetings with businessmen from Europe, was reported in a statement.
Within the framework of EXPOCOMER 2019, the second National Business Roundtable is scheduled for March 28, in which companies from more than 20 countries are expected to participate.
From the CCIAP press release:
The Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of Panama (CCIAP), in strategic alliance with the Ministry of Commerce and Industries (MICI) will carry out the 2nd National Business Roundtable, next March 28 in the framework of EXPOCOMER 2019, with the objective of boosting Panamanian exports in the international market.
A business meeting between 22 companies from the Zona Libre de Colon, Panama, and Peruvian businessmen from different sectors will be held in Lima, Peru, on October 24.
The Zona Libre de Colon reported that 22 user companies will meet with Peruvian businessmen in search of new buyers, distributors and partners. The activity will be held at the Swiss Hotel, San Isidro, Lima, Peru.
To learn about the tourist destination and hold business negotiations with local businesses, on September 13, 10 tour operators from Beijing will be arriving in Panama.
The Tourism Authority of Panama (ATP) reported that "...this will be the first official contact with local tour operators, following authorization from the Chinese government to start commercial relations with 66 Panamanian A-type companies (tour operators) who met the requirements established after signing a Memorandum of Understanding between both nations to facilitate travel groups from China to Panama."
On September 6, Central American companies from different sectors will meeting in San Pedro Sula to take part in business meetings with potential clients.
The event is being organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industries of Cortés, and will be held at the Felipe Arguello Convention Center of Expocentro.
Raiza Hernández, coordinator of the business conference, informed Laprensa.hn that "...
Companies from the logistics sector will be meeting in Panama City on October 18 and 19 to exhibit their products and services and take part in business conferences.
The event is being organized by the Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of Panama (Cciap) in conjunction with the National Secretariat of Science, Technology and Innovation (Senacyt), and will be held at the ATLAPA Convention Center.
As part of the ExpoMueble 2018 event, Central American furniture manufacturers and distributors are being called upon to take part in the business conferences scheduled to take place from July 26 to 29, in Guatemala City.
The Guatemalan Exporters Agency reported that in the 2018 edition, more than 100 exhibitors from furniture chains and Guatemalan boutiques will take part, having the opportunity to promote their products to the more than 15,000 people who will be visiting the exhibition floor.