A Single Central American Customs CodeMonday, February 18, 2013 The unification of customs procedures would mean savings of $300 per day for each unit dedicated to the regional transport of goods. S21.com.gt reports that "Representatives and delegates of the Confederation of Customs Brokers of the Caribbean Basin (Conaacc) from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and the Dominican Republic met yesterday to unify search procedures in a Central American Customs Code, which aims to facilitate trade between the region. " Obstacles to Central American Tourism IntegrationThursday, October 17, 2013 What is needed is simple and effective governments that put an end to the bureaucracy that limits the integration of tourism in the region. So says Epaminondas Marinakys, president of the Federation of Tourism Chambers of Central America (FEDECATUR). The official believes that the governments of the region must adjust their border rules in order to expedite the passage of tourists from one place to another. Regional Sanitary Export PermitsWednesday, January 22, 2014 Trade ministers from the region are promoting the regional recognition of sanitary permits by its digitization and online availability. Trade ministers from the region analyzed uploading permissions to a web platform in order to expedite the process of trading regionally. The initiative would allow an exporter registered in Guatemala not to have to send physical documents to another Central American country in order to register. Logistics as A Central American FetishThursday, June 4, 2015 Money in the pocket for every grandstanding politician and every wannabe business consultant, logistics in Central America is a much talked about theme on which no action is actually taken. EDITORIAL An Integrated Central American InternetWednesday, April 30, 2014 Costa Rica has implemented a Neutral Internet Exchange Point, a concept that could be extrapolated to the entire region to reduce operating costs and increase connection speeds. There is no need to explain the benefits that greater use of the internet brings to economic development, which is always dependent on the associated costs. The integration of internet connectivity through so-called traffic exchange points (IXP), should be incorporated into strategies for Central American integration. Central American Customs Union is EssentialThursday, June 7, 2012 The Central American Customs Union is the most important tool for increasing trade in the region and generating the economies of a scale necessary to compete in the global market. The Federation of Chambers of Exporters of Central America, Panama and the Caribbean (FECAEXCA) has released a statement in which it urges “the Ministers of Economy of the region to redouble their efforts so that the processes of the Customs Union can acquire the necessary priority and speed and to take actions to complete them”. Costa Rica Files Appeal for Reinstatement in SIECA CaseMonday, January 24, 2011 The Government filed a motion to rescind the appointment of Ernesto Torres Chico as head of SIECA. "What we're asking for is the application of due process, transparency and respect for institutions, so not to impose a Secretary General in violation of the procedures and mechanisms established in the Central American instruments" said Minister of Foreign Trade, Anabel González. |
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