From February 7th to 20th a delegation of Taiwanese businessmen will be visiting the two countries to evaluate and buy coffee, and take part in business meetings with local coffee growers.
As part of the Taiwan Coffee Mission 2017, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in cooperation with the Trade Office for Central America in Taipei, entrepreneurs will visit farms, take part in tastings and hold business meetings with local producers.
Businessmen in the hotel, agricultural and textile sectors form part of the delegation which will be meeting with representatives from the government and Honduran companies between January 7th and 26th.
The delegation will be made up of business people, government representatives and technicians from China, who will carry out the certification processes for melon and meat as part of the requirements to start exporting these products.
A trade mission has been organized for October 15 to allow Guatemalan business to take part in the Canton Fair in Guangzhou.
The objective of this mission organized by the Chamber of Commerce is to facilitate direct contact with Chinese suppliers, and avoid the inconveniences that often arise with intermediaries.
"... Sofia Velasquez, coordinator of foreign trade at the Chamber of Commerce, said that in this activity interested parties will be able to directly negotiate with manufacturers or distributors of machinery, articles of clothing, footwear and toys. "
From September 22nd to 25th, the XVII edition of the Buyers Trade Mission will bring together in Costa Rica exporters and 180 international buyers from 30 countries.
From a statement issued by the Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promotion Office :
San Jose, July 31, 2015. A platform for companies with export potential to showcase their products to different countries around the world and be able to diversify their business, from inside of Costa Rica.
Amcham and the union of exporters will give training to exporting companies on issues such as labeling and market intelligence, and coordinate trade missions made up of US companies, coming to the country.
From a statement by the Association of Producers and Exporters of Nicaragua:
The Association of Producers and Exporters of Nicaragua (APEN) and the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) signed on Tuesday morning July 28, a Framework Partnership Agreement, which aims to search for business opportunities for members of both institutions through the promotion of actions and projects that contribute and facilitate trade and investment between Nicaragua, the United States and other countries.
Exporters in Latin America and the Caribbean will meet with international buyers from October 8th to 10th in Mexico, in the city of Mérida.
From a statement issued by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB):
Hundreds of agro food companies in Latin America and the Caribbean will meet with buyers from around the world at the LACFlavors event, which will be held in the Mexican city of Merida from 8 to 10 October at the Hotel Fiesta Americana & Hotel Hyatt Merida.
The productive sectors which struck the greatest amount of business deals were agriculture, food and specialist industries.
From a statement issued by the Foreign Trade Promotion Office (Procomer):
San Jose, September 26, 2014. A total of $60 million in business deals is the result of the XVI edition of the Buyers Trade Mission - BTM, after more than 300 Costa Rican exporters held business meetings with over 200 buyers from 32 countries.
Exporters from Costa Rica and buyers from Europe, Asia and North America will meet from 23 to 25 September at the XVI edition of the Buyers Trade Mission.
Taken from Btmcr.com:
Overview of Buyers Trade Mission 2014:
The BTM 16th edition will be held from 23 to 25 September 2014 at the Wyndham Hotel Herradura, San Jose, Costa Rica.
The event will feature the participation of at least 200 international companies who together with about 317 Costa Rican companies, using various tools such as business agendas, exhibition stands, conferences and also a showroom (on products and technology from the fresh sector in Costa Rica).
AGRITRADE Expo & Conference will take place on March 12th-13th in Guatemala City, and will be attended by 100 international buyers.
From a statement by the Guatemalan Exporters Association:
In order to bring together in one place offerings of Central American agricultural exports, the AGRITRADE Expo & Conference from AGEXPORT, sold at its breakfast launch 50% of the show's floor, an event which will be held in 2015, in Santo Domingo Hill, Antigua Guatemala and will bring to the country more than 100 international buyers interested in coffee, cardamom, macadamia, broccoli, organic products, pepper, from Guatemala and Central America.
International buyers of food products, manufacturing and many other services will meet with Salvadoran businesses on May 13th.
This event, attended by 37 importers from 12 countries including Peru, Mexico and the United States and more than 100 Salvadoran exporters, is being run by the Investment and Export Promotion Agency of El Salvador (PROESA) with the aim of connecting local businesses with new customers on an international scale.
Exporters in Costa Rica and buyers from Europe, Asia and North America will meet from 17th to 19th of September in the fifteenth edition of the Buyers Trade Mission.
The mission is being organized by the Foreign Trade Promotion Office (Procomer) and will be held at the Hotel Real Intercontinental, San Jose.
The event will be attended by some 200 international companies who will do business with approximately 317 companies through business meetings, exhibition stands, conferences, as well as having a showroom.
Representatives from the Institute for Exports and Fashion in Colombia are visiting the country in search of investors who wish to form strategic alliances.
The visit by the Colombians will be held prior to the textile and fashion show Colombiamoda 2013, to be held in Medellin from 23rd to 25th of July.
According to Carolina Fernandez, business coordinator of the Institute for Export and Fashion (Inexmoda), "Colombian brands are interested in making alliances and offering franchises in Guatemala". Among the companies interested in entering the country are: Arturo Calle, which sells clothing for executive men and Agua Bendita, which sells lingerie and swimwear.
Four Costa Rican companies from the area of packaging and containers participated in business meetings with Honduran entrepreneurs in order to establish direct business relations.
The event was held at the Chamber of Commerce and Industries of Cortes (CCIC), where entrepreneurs were supported by the Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promotion Office (Procomer).
Dutch producers of plants, vegetables and flowers will visit both countries from 11 to 18 May 2013, looking for investors interested in the sector.
Information published by NethWork:
NethWork is organizing a trade mission to Guatemala and Costa Rica which will take place from Sunday 12 May to Saturday 18 May 2013.
NethWork is focussing on greenhouse production and there will be separate programs for companies specializing in floriculture (flowers, cuttings, potted plants, foliage) and vegetables.