españolThe Hispanic Market in the U.S.Wednesday, April 18, 2012 The Hispanic population exceeds 50 million and has a purchasing power of more than a trillion dollars. The U.S. Hispanic population, a community of nearly 50 million people, is a real market potential that many U.S. companies (nor Central American companies) cannot ignore despite its preference for emerging markets. Costa Rica Long-Term Ratings Lowered To 'BB-'Friday, February 26, 2016 Noting the political system's inability to agree on fiscal issues, Standard & Poor's has downgraded, from BB to BB-, the rating for the country's long-term debt, giving it a negative outlook. Costa Rica Long-Term Ratings Lowered To 'BB-' On Continued Fiscal Deterioration; Outlook Is Negative Analysis of Financial Sector in Central AmericaMonday, August 11, 2014 For the last four years the loan portfolio of the Salvadoran financial system has been growing at an average rate of 3.5%, below the 11% growth average in the rest of the region. A report produced by the rating agency Moody's notes that growth in El Salvador's financial sector has been stagnant since 2010, as the total loan portfolio has not achieved growth rates above 3.5% per year. Chinese Constructor Leaves Costa RicaFriday, July 2, 2010 Chinafecc Central America S.A., a subsidiary of the Chinese state-owned company building the National Stadium, will leave the country in the midst of controversy due to a series of visas issued to its workers. Nacion.com reported that company representatives had allegedly presented gifts to Costa Rican diplomats in China, while the visas of 40 Chinese workers were being processed. Taiwanese Entrepreneurs Visit PanamaMonday, July 27, 2009 From August 16 to 19, potential investors from the country will visit Panama to analyze investment and development opportunities. The Taiwanese entrepreneurs are interested in knowing the different investment options Panama has to offer, both for foreign and national investors. How to Make a Central American Country GrowTuesday, January 22, 2013 In Guatemala investment is between 16% and 17% of gross domestic product, in Southeast Asia, the figure is between 25% and 35%. Elperiodico.com.gt reports that a group of experts met last week in this country to discuss how to foster Guatemala’s growth. The analysis of the issue carried out by a member of The Growth Dialogue think tank can be extrapolated to most Central American countries. Taiwan Participates in Trade Fair in NicaraguaTuesday, September 13, 2011 The Taiwanese are looking to open new markets in Latin America for their technology products . Nicaragua was one of the countries that received a mission of business people and government officials from Taiwan, who visited the region earlier this month to promote their products. Costa Rica: $345 million for Metropolitan Train ProjectWednesday, March 25, 2009 There are six companies interested in the 35-year concession of the Metropolitan Electric Train (TREM). The project would involve the construction and operation of an electric train. The first section would be between San Jose and Heredia. The total investment is $345 million of which the state will provide $100 million and the remainder would be the responsibility of the concessionaire which will have 35 years to recover the investment. Costa Rica's junior stock market strikes cooperation agreement with Aureos CapitalThursday, May 15, 2008 Aureos Capital's Emerge Central America Growth Fund (EMERGE) has signed a cooperation agreement with Carlos Mora de la Orden, authorised sponsor of Costa Rica's junior stock market MAPA. As a result of the agreement, the EMERGE fund will receive preferential access to invest in MAPA-sponsored companies by Mora de la Orden. In addition, Mora de la Orden will also inform EMERGE about companies with good growth potential that have not yet joined MAPA, according to a statement. Following its investment, the EMERGE Fund then registers those companies with MAPA, in order to obtain additional financing or to realise a sale. Companies that the EMERGE Fund has invested in and that could benefit from joining the MAPA market, either from securing new financing or from a sale to other investors, will be referred to MAPA. Panama Looks to Convention TourismWednesday, October 13, 2010 The Tourism Authority has already signed about 20 agreements for events between 2011 and 2012. Some of the events taking place are the Latin American Congress of Social Networks, the Parliamentary Assembly, the Regional Congress of Amway, the annual meeting of businessmen and the World Economic Forum. Nicaragua As Seen From the USThursday, July 23, 2015 No changes in the economic or political direction are foreseen in a country where President Ortega maintains high public approval rates in a context of economic growth, although there is erosion of democratic institutions. On Tuesday June 9 a panel discussion was held in the premises of the Inter American Dialogue in Washington DC, whose main topic was the analysis of the economic and political situation in Nicaragua. Global Competitiveness Index 2011-2012Thursday, September 8, 2011 Panama leads in Central America (49th in the global list), followed by Costa Rica (61), Guatemala (84), Honduras (86), El Salvador (91), and Nicaragua (115). Chile (position 31), Puerto Rico (position 35), Barbados (position 42) and Panama (position 49) are the only four economies in Latin America and the Caribbean ranked among the top 50 in the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2010 - 2011 WEF Global Competitiveness Index 2010-2011Thursday, September 9, 2010 The World Economic Forum rankings for Central America are: Panama 53, followed by Costa Rica 56, Guatemala 78, El Salvador 82, Honduras 91 and Nicaragua 112. Chile (30), Puerto Rico (41) and Barbados (43) are the only three economies from Latin American and the Caribbean with rankings in the top 50. The region's next most competitive economies according to the Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011 released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) are Panama (53), Costa Rica (56) and Brazil (58). Another 50 million Consumers in Latin AmericaTuesday, November 13, 2012 In just six years the number of people in Latin America with middle class purchasing power increased from 103 to 152 million. Beyond showing the extraordinary achievement that it means to have taken 50 million out of poverty, the report "Economic Mobility and the Rise of the Latin American Middle Class'', by the World Bank, points clearly to one of the fundamental reasons for global investor interest in the countries of the region: it has 50 million more consumers. Panama and the Council of the AmericasThursday, March 1, 2012 For the second consecutive year in Panama the Latin American conference of the Council of the Americas was held, this year subtitled "Panama: Where the World Meets." The Council of the Americas is a private U.S. organization, composed of large international corporations with interests in the region, and who are mediators seeking greater cooperation and economic integration in the continent. |
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