This week a Japanese trade mission will arrive in the country looking for business opportunities in the alternative energy sector.
From a press release published in Diario de Central America:
In order to conduct business meetings with officials from the Ministries of Economy and Energy and Mines, this week will see the arrival of a delegation from Japan, which is interested in investing in alternative energy, said Byron Escobedo the Guatemalan ambassador in the Asian nation.
Guatemalan businessmen are being encouraged to participate in the 39th edition of FOODEX 2014, in Japan.
From a press release issued by the Guatemalan Association of Exporters (AGEXPORT):
The Ministry of Economy (MINECO), the School of Foreign Trade and the Department of Trade Promotion and Information AGEXPORT, with the support of the Japanese Embassy in Guatemala, the trade promotion office in Japan JETRO and the Japanese International Cooperation Agency JICA are to hold a Conference entitled: Opportunities and marketing strategies for exporting to Japan, with the aim of promoting trade between Japan and Guatemala.