Searching for home furnishings, accessories, clothing and gifts, more than 150 local and international buyers will participate in the New World Crafts Fair, to be held in Antigua on September 24 and 25.
From the Agexport statement:
AGEXPORT's Handmade Commission prepares for the 12th. Edition of the New World Crafts Fair (NWC), the most important marketing platform for handmade products from Guatemala in the region and one of the main in Latin America, which will take place on September 24 and 25, 2019 at the Hotel Casa Santo Domingo, Antigua Guatemala.
250 international buyers are expected to do business with craftsmen and manufacturing companies in the two trade fairs scheduled for September 26 and 27 in Guatemala.
A call has gone out to SMEs from the sectors of food and beverages, hygiene and personal care, home cleaning, plastic products, cosmetics, and other diverse manufacturers to take part in the business conference that will take place on the 26th and 27th of September 2018 in Antigua, Guatemala.
On September 19th and 20th, 2017 in Antigua, Guatemala, business appointments will be held between international buyers and handicraft companies from Central America.
In the eleventh edition of the New World Crafts Fair, around a thousand products from craft companies from Central America will be exhibited, and several rounds of business appointments will be held with some 100 international buyers.
In Guatemala sales of artisan products abroad totaled $63 million in 2017, 5% more than in 2016.
This year Guatemalan artisans will give priority to the markets of Germany, the United Kingdom and Canada, and expect to increase exports by 5% compared to 2017.
Invitations have been extended to food and beverage companies, handicrafts, textiles, pharmaceuticals and services to participate in the first "Korea Trade" fair, from 21st to 26th of June 2016 in Seoul.
The industry has established itself in the premium business circuit and benefits from exceptional worldwide exposure.
The same day that elections were held in Guatemala, members of a select global network of buyers of handicrafts, were in Antigua, visiting the fair where Guatemalan artisans exhibited their works.
The Central American Economic Integration Secretariat presents the report "Trade handicrafts in Central America: Review of market opportunities".
In this report an a first attempt has been made to characterize the participation of industries related to handicrafts at both the Central American intraregional market as well as with third party partners. Despite the limited development of business internationally, the industry linked to handicrafts in Central America has managed to expand its export capacity in recent years.
Businessmen are decrying a lack of technical support from the State and difficulty in accessing bank financing.
Since 2012 nearly 450 workshops making handmade furniture in San Juan Sacatepequez have closed. A study by the Association for the Development of Communications reveals that a lack of funding, investment in machinery and technical support, are negatively affecting this sector.
The British have indicated that products from El Salvador such as coffee, sugar and crafts, have the potential to be exported to a market of over 63 million people.
In a meeting with exporters from both nations, the British Embassy highlighted the export potential of Salvadoran products. "We have identified some areas with good prospects for increasing our relationships," said Linda Cross, the British ambassador.
Handicrafts exports have proved to be a good deal for small businesses.
Promoting the brand of Nicaragua, the main products exported are handmade ceramics, furniture, hammocks, textiles and marble stone, said the president of Grupo Raíces, Silvia Torrez.
With an average annual growth of 5%, Guatemalan handcrafts have increased their presence in international fairs in Orlando, Germany and New York.
Support for the sector in the form of strategic actions by the Crafts Committee at Agexport is bearing fruits with sustained increases in productivity and exports, which in 2011 reached $53 million.
Sectors such as handicrafts expect to do business at a two-day event, called New World Craft.
Besides this event, the Guatemalan Association of Exporters (Agexport) is organizing for its members to take part in the Service Summit convention, where sectors such as call centers, digital content development, sustainable tourism and health, among others, estimate business of $25 million will be done.
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