INCAE is in 46 Place in World RankingsWednesday, May 13, 2009 The International Classification of the Financial Times Executive Education ratifies that INCAE is within the top 50 business schools in executive education. According to the study only 4 Latin American schools were able to get into the ranking. IPADE (Mexico), Fundação Dom Cabral and IBMEC São Paulo (Brazil) are among a total of more than 6 thousand that are currently active throughout the world. $30 million for Commercial and Financial Center in GuatemalaMonday, January 19, 2009 The work, Interamericas World Financial Center, is currently in the excavation phase and will be completed by the middle of 2011. Prensalibre.com reports: "The investment for this building is estimated to exceed $30 million (Q234 million), said Jose Sanchez Gongora, the project designer and coordinator, to the Prensa Libre daily. Flows of Illicit Money from Central America Still GrowingThursday, December 10, 2015 The Global Financial Integrity report notes that between 2004 and 2013 the flows of money from Costa Rica from laundering and other illicit sources increased by 10% compared to the period 2003-2012. EDITORIAL El Sol Loan Center to Operate in GuatemalaThursday, March 12, 2009 The financial firm, property of the Puerto Rican Caribbean Financial Group (CFG), will begin operations in April. It will focus on financing for businesses that sell on credit and on personal loans. The Relevant Role of Money LaunderingWednesday, May 29, 2013 The movement of illicit capital in Costa Rica and Panama counts for more than 10% of their respective GDP, meaning that its removal would be a major blow to their economies. Editorial Flow of Illicit Money in Central America IncreasesTuesday, March 31, 2015 The Global Financial Integrity report places Costa Rica and Panama in positions 14 and 18 in the list of countries that moved the largest flows of illegal money in the world between 2003 and 2012. EDITORIAL Service Summit 2011 Announced in GuatemalaWednesday, May 4, 2011 The third edition of the Summit of Exports of Services, “Service Summit”, will take place on 29 and 30 September. At the event, Guatemala will open its doors to Presidents of Associations and Chambers of Information in Communication Technologies from 21 countries, suppliers of technology products and services, national and regional media, representatives of national and international government institutions and over 60 international buyers and brokers, all from Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, South America and Europe. Illicit Money in Central AmericaFriday, May 12, 2017 Costa Rica 's estimated illicit financial flow averages 45% of its total foreign trade, and the incoming amount is 2.5%; For El Salvador these figures are 9% and 7.5%, for Guatemala 9% and 1.5%, for Honduras 31% and 28%, for Nicaragua 13% and 9%, and for Panama 16% and 307%. A report by Global Financial Integrity (GFI) entitled "Illicit Financial Flows to and from Developing Countries: 2005-2014" concludes that the illicit flow of money to and from developing countries remains at high levels. The purpose of the report is to quantify those illicit financial flows that represent a serious disadvantage to economic development. 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 Good Consultant or Bad ConsultantTuesday, May 8, 2012 In times when even the very word "consultant" has been discredited, companies must learn to recover the value of external advice. Guillermo Edelberg, in his article in Elfinancierocr.com, recalls a text published in 1981 in The Financial Times: "From afar, consultancy is, of all businesses, the one that occupies the most unusual position. To a critical eye there is no apparent reason why a group of friendly people, armed with only a pencil, are able to sell to their clients, more than twice, the same ridiculous advice or find abundant problems to solve with the solutions that they manage. " Service Summit 2011 Expects $25 million in DealsFriday, September 30, 2011 Representatives from companies providing products and technology services in the region are meeting in Guatemala. Sectors being promoted in the event include sustainable tourism, health and wellbeing tourism, laboratories, contact centers, digital content development, and software. Guatemalan Service Summit 2009Thursday, May 28, 2009 From September 10-12, special business conferences and a special fair will be conducted for the sectors. The Guatemalan Association of Exporters launched the SERVICE SUMMIT on May 28. It is an Export Services Summit which includes the areas of Contact Center & BPO, Software Export, Laboratories, Health and Wellness Tourism and Sustainable Tourism. CA: $14,000 Million in Illegal Flows of Money per YearMonday, February 14, 2011 In relation to GDP, Central American countries are those where more money is moved illegally in Latin America, with Panama and Costa Rica leading the way. The report issued by Global Financial Integrity analyzes the flows of money generated by criminal activities and corruption between 2000 and 2009. Service Summit Launches in GuatemalaThursday, September 10, 2009 The second edition of the services exporting summit was inaugurated today. Service Summit will gather companies providing exportable services in Guatemala. Corporate funding risk in the region growsFriday, October 3, 2008 Difficulty in accessing funds on the part of issuing companies in Latin America increased last year, Moody's rating agency indicated. Despite this, the agency emphasized that non-financial issuers in the region have a manageable exposure due to their access to local capital markets, their close relation with the banking sector and the relatively strong economic growth. |
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