españolEU Pressures NicaraguaFriday, December 20, 2019 The European Parliament's plenary session proposes that the European Commission apply the democratic clause in the EU-Central America Association Agreement, which would involve Nicaragua's withdrawal from the agreement. Almost two years after the start of the political and economic crisis in Nicaragua, MEPs are proposing to sanction the Ortega administration with the eventual withdrawal of the country from the trade agreement. Bad Year for Tourism in the Dominican RepublicWednesday, January 15, 2020 During 2019, 5.36 million foreign tourists arrived in the country, a figure 5% lower than that reported in 2018, a drop that can be explained by the news published in the middle of the year regarding the death of several American tourists in the hotels of Punta Cana. The Dominican tourism sector was the focus of an unfortunate media campaign about unfortunate events that occurred to some tourists from the United States of America in some hotels in the country during the first half of 2019, which generated a high volume of cancellations in air bookings scheduled by travelers to the Dominican Republic, reflected in a year-on-year drop in the number of foreign visitors, reported the Central Bank. Tender for Time on SatelliteWednesday, January 15, 2020 Panama's State Radio and Television System is tendering the service of two thousand hours of satellite time space for live transmissions. Travel Agencies: Evolving to SurviveThursday, January 16, 2020 The rise of the Internet as a means of organizing and booking travel is generating headaches for companies in the sector, which agree that the strategy should be to focus on marketing complete packages in very specific market niches. The difficult financial situation that the agency Viajes Colon is going through in Costa Rica is just one example of the problems that have affected travel agencies for several years. Central America: Fuel Prices up to January 14Monday, January 13, 2020 Price per gallon of regular gasoline: Costa Rica $4.07, Nicaragua $3.52, Honduras $3.45, El Salvador $3.04, Guatemala $3.02 and Panama $2.83 From the Ministry of Economy of El Salvador's statement: Coffee: International Event in HondurasMonday, January 13, 2020 On March 26 and 27, 2020, the "Producer & Roaster Forum" will be held in Copán Honduras, an event in which at least 100 international coffee buyers will participate and business deals for nearly $10 million are projected to be closed. The organization of the event reported that the plan is to promote the six coffee regions of the country and that since mid-2019 is working with producers to make filters of the coffees that will be presented at the event. Central America and BREXITFriday, January 10, 2020 During the eleven months that will pass between the beginning of the exit process from the European Union and the entry into force of the association agreement with Central America, trade relations with the United Kingdom will follow the same rules that have been in place until now. In July 2019, the negotiations of the Association Agreement with the United Kingdom were completed, which contains the mechanism to address the preferential trade relations regulated between both parties, after the process of leaving the European Union, known as BREXIT, is completed. France's Grey List: Guatemala Out, Panama ContinuesWednesday, January 8, 2020 The French government reported that it removed Guatemala from the list of countries that do not cooperate with the exchange of fiscal information, but kept Panama. The European country's authorities reported that Guatemala was removed from the list because it ratified the convention on mutual administrative assistance in tax matters of the Council of Europe and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Natural Cosmetics Aim for New MarketsTuesday, January 7, 2020 Sri Lanka and India are some of the markets that in 2019 began to demand natural cosmetics manufactured in Guatemala. Sri Lanka and India are two of the new markets, which have reached cosmetic products such as: essential oils, soaps and detergents, fragrances, personal care items, reported the Guatemalan Association of Exporters (AGEXPORT). Illegal Fishing: Sanction for PanamaMonday, December 16, 2019 Since the country has not made enough efforts to eradicate illegal fishing, the European Union sanctioned it with a yellow card, a warning that precedes the red card, which if applied would prohibit the entry of Panamanian fishery products into Europe. After the corresponding audits were carried out, the sanction to Panama dated December 16, 2019 was issued by the Directorate General of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of the European Union (DG Mare). Less Gray Lists, More BusinessWednesday, December 11, 2019 The challenge for the relationship between Panama and Europe is to look beyond the issue of fiscal transparency, in order to advance together in commercial, digital and environmental issues. After Panama was included in the European Union's list of non-cooperating countries in fiscal matters in December 2017, in March 2019 it was reported that in the new version, the Central American country had already disappeared. Food: Trends and Opportunities in the UKWednesday, December 11, 2019 During 2018, sales of packaged foods in the United Kingdom exceeded $84 billion, and 36% corresponded to private label products, which have quickly entered this market. The study "Trends and requirements of private label buyers in the food sector in the United Kingdom", prepared by Procomer Costa Rica, indicates that the United Kingdom stands out as the second country in Europe with greater penetration of private label. Food: Global prices up to November 2019Thursday, December 5, 2019 Last month FAO's food price index rose 10% from November 2018, explained by rising prices of meat, dairy products and vegetable oils. From FAO's monthly report: Scooter Rental: New Business in GuatemalaTuesday, November 26, 2019 Next month it will begin operating in the 10, 14 and 4 zones of the capital, an application that will allow its customers to rent electric scooters. The application by means of which the electric scooters or scooters can be rented is called Bird, and the project that will start with 100 units will be available to the public from December 2019. More Seasonal Flights: Costa Rica – SpainThursday, November 21, 2019 Evelop! will operate seasonal flights between Madrid and San José for eight weeks from 24 June 2020. Evelop! flights will be made in an Airbus A330-300 aircraft with a capacity of 388 passengers, leaving Madrid at 11:30 am and arriving in San José at 14:20 pm, informed the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT). |
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