The Tala loan app provides an alternative way to get short-term loans, that doesn’t involve complex procedures that are in use by banks and other lending institutions.
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The Inter-American Development Bank has granted a loan that will be used to finance energy efficiency projects for small and medium-sized companies.
The funds for this loan come from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and will be executed by the Development Bank of El Salvador (BANDESAL). The objective of the financing granted is to support the efforts being made by SMEs in El Salvador to reduce electricity consumption and limit greenhouse gas emissions, reported the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
In El Salvador every week at least two companies report that they intend to close down due to the impact of extortion, a problem that, far from being resolved, seems to be getting worse every year.
Representatives from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of El Salvador (Camarasal), said that the country's employers do not see any significant improvement in the security climate, following the six month extension last April of the extraordinary measures of the Sánchez Cerén administration to try to control crime and insecurity.
Up to seven months is the length of delay in the Salvadoran state making payments to companies that provide goods and services, which particularly affects creditor SMEs.
The figure was confirmed by the Technical Secretary of the Presidency, Roberto Lorenzana, who noted that"...That [the situation] is being resolved and we are confident that will obligations this year will be resolved.Its more or less [that amount], the figure changes ... it changes every day because every day there are payments ... "
The most vulnerable to extortion are small and medium enterprises, which employ half of the economically active population.
From the executive summary of a study by Fusades:
In El Salvador, the crime of extortion has become one of the main problems affecting the work and economic activity of enterprises in recent years. Results from the Business Dynamics Survey conducted by FUSADES since 1991, consistently show that micro and small enterprises (MSEs) are more vulnerable to this crime than medium and large ones.
In Costa Rica a law has been proposed that would benefit tourism businesses suffering from financial problems - caused by the 2008 crisis!! -, readjusting their debts and repurchasing and returning their lost assets.
EDITORIAL
Beyond the dark aspects of the bill - among them that it is not known who the beneficiaries are - its purpose seems rude and unfair to entrepreneurs who managed to overcome the crisis of the last decade through proper management and undoubtedly a lot of sacrifice, and who today have healthy companies.
The plan proposed by the Ministry of Tourism includes amending tourism land use, improving the promotion of the sector and implementing training programs for companies.
EDITORIAL NOTE: The text of the Plan is not available online.
As reported in an article on Laprensagrafica.com, implementation of the plan will begin in the town of San Lorenzo, and it is expected that the remainder of the year specific programs will be designed for Suchitoto, Izalco, Panchimalco, Perquín and San Vicente. This plan includes the participation of municipal authorities, the private sector and government.
An adequate legal framework is needed for the healthy and steady development of institutions engaged in microfinance.
The Association for Research and Social Studies (ASIES) has published a study on the essential institutional strengthening of microfinance in Guatemala, with its own data and references it reports from the Secretariat for Economic Integration (SIECA) on "The Importance of the Micro Financial Sector in Central America ".
The Commercial Office of Central America CATO has a website where Central American companies can promote their products to export to the Asian island.
With the aim of promoting Central American SMEs and boosting Taiwanese investment, the Commercial Office of Central America together with the Embassy of Honduras in Taiwan has inaugurated the website www.cato.com.tw , which allows entrepreneurs in the region to showcase their products in the Taiwanese market.
Firms interested in providing the service must submit their application electronically, complying with the technical requirements established, such as delivery time, quality and other things.
From November 5 applications will be received from companies or individuals who are interested in providing uniforms, shoes and school supplies to 1.4 million students.
The website for the "Business Intelligence System of the Association Agreement between Central America and the European Union" summarizes the regulatory framework, procedures, market information and other topics of interest to exporting SMEs.
The Ministry of Economy of El Salvador has put online a "Business Intelligence System of the Association Agreement between Central America and the European Union", a website which aims to present the content and the benefits of the Association Agreement in a format which is simple and accessible, so that Central American exporters and importers can receive this information and maximize opportunities.
An announcement has been made that starting November the Salvadoran Development Bank will have $30 million available for loans to provide clean energy projects developed by SMEs.
All productive sectors can access these loans as long as they are formalized SMEs and their projects are geared towards the areas mentioned. The loans are expected to be available by next November with flexible and competitive conditions for the sector.
SMEs in developing countries could generate jobs and significant growth by taking advantage of the market opportunities offered by clean technologies.
From a report by the World Bank:
SMEs in developing countries could generate significant growth and jobs if they take advantage of market opportunities that offer clean technologies, which reach up to $1.6 trillion.
The Directorate General of Posts has announced a program that would allow SMEs to export goods via mail, providing permission to export via a simplified system.
The initiative of the entity is primarily directed to micro, small and medium-sized exporters.
"... The ‘Exportafácil’ (Easyexport) plan is aimed at individual craftsmen and other organizations so that they can participate in the international market through the implementation of a Simplified Export System using the post service."
In order for the Law on Secured Transactions to be put into effect in practice, the Secured Transactions Registry together with its regulations needs to be implemented.
The new Registry will be part of the National Registry Center (CNR), it will be public and will operate as an electronic platform, a system that facilitates the registration of garments and filling out forms so that secured debtors can have a personal account.