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 S & P Downgrades El Salvador's DebtFriday, October 14, 2016 The ratings agency has reduced the rating for long-term sovereign debt from B + to B, arguing that political capacity to resolve the fiscal problem is shrinking. From a press release by Standard & Poor´s: El Salvador: Local development requires partnershipThursday, August 21, 2008 Local development is in need of a process of dialogue and consensus between private and public entities. With these words the International Summit on Local Economic Development, Gloria Salguero Gross, coordinator for the National Commission on Local Development, inaugurated the meeting. El Salvador: From Coffee Growers to Cocoa GrowersThursday, February 27, 2014 The coffee crisis has led farmers to diversify their crops by sowing fine aroma cocoa for export to the European market. Producers in the Cooperative Cacao Society of El Salvador (ES-Cacao) have pointed out that this year they plan to surpass the 175,00 fine cocoa plants already planted and export their production for the first time, to the European chocolate industry. Grains from Brazil to Pass Through Panama CanalMonday, March 19, 2018 Through an agreement with the union of soy and corn producers in Mato Grosso, promotion will be given to the the transfer of grains from the north of Brazil to markets in Asia. The Canal Authority reported that "...The agreement allows the coordination of joint marketing activities, exchange of market studies and information on commercial flows, as well as modernization and improvement programs." El Salvador: Preliminary agreement for Port concessionWednesday, August 27, 2008 Although it is not definitive, it seems that the various sectors have agreed that the La Union Port will be granted in concession to an international operator. This was expressed by spokespersons for the presidential commission set up to analyze the concession of the Acajutla and the La Union ports. Conservation Law Approved in NicaraguaMonday, September 10, 2012 The National Assembly has adopted the Law on Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity, which strengthens environmental regulations. A statement from the National Assembly reads: Private Sector Wages Increase in Costa RicaMonday, June 25, 2012 Between the 2.47% proposed by employers and the 6% sought by union representatives, 5% has been settled on by the Central Bank as a starting point for inflation. In the restart of negotiations between representatives from the employers, workers and the government over adjustments to private sector salaries in the second half of the year, workers have not gone with a single proposal. Brazil and Argentina to Export Fresh Beef to the USThursday, July 2, 2015 The United States has lifted the ban which has been in place since 2001 and authorized the resumption of imports of fresh beef from northern Argentina and 14 Brazilian states. From a statement by the U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service More Traffic Projected in Panama CanalWednesday, April 4, 2018 For the fiscal year ending September 2018, the authorities foresee that the cargo that will transit through the Canal will reach 431 million tons, 7% more than in the previous period. According to the Panama Canal Authority, the main reasons for the predicted growth in cargo passing through its facilities are the improvement registered in international prices of raw materials and the increase in demand from emerging economies. Costa Rica: IMF Recommends Raising TaxesTuesday, February 26, 2019 Reducing the income tax exemption threshold for individuals, increasing property taxes and raising VAT from 13% to 15% is part of the institution's proposal, arguing that in the country "the tax/GDP ratio is relatively low." In the medium term, the positive effects on confidence and progress of structural reforms, including those related to OECD membership, should reduce risk premia and stimulate investment, boosting growth to 3.25%, reported the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Company Profile Organization that operates in Panama, Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Guatemala.
Girasol Pharma is a school of clinical pharmacist contracted for Santos de Rey Medical Group, where it participates in the activities of direct attention to the patient in the management of pharmacological therapy, geriatrics and anticoagulation clinics. Central American's low productivityFriday, March 20, 2015 Low productivity in Central American economies is the barrier which needs to be overcome if we want to grow in a sustainable way. A study prepared by the Nicaraguan Foundation for Economic and Social Development (Funides) analyzes the evolution of productivity in different production factors in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Company Profile Organization that operates in Costa Rica.
Central America: Prices of Agriculture Products (monthly)Tuesday, March 4, 2008 Central America: Prices of Agriculture Products (monthly) Central America: Prices of Agriculture Products (monthly) |
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