CABEI Issues $500 Million in BondsMonday, September 21, 2009 The Central American Bank for Economic Integration will use the funds for credit operations. The bonds were sold in the U.S. capital market, and will pay biannual coupons on the 24th of March and September, beginning on 2010. At a 100% price, the coupon is 5.375%, and expires on 2014. Guatemala Manages to Get Maturity Extension for $265 million LoanFriday, August 26, 2011 The country has made an agreement with the BCIE for a 75 day extension to the loan which expired on 25 August and has not yet been approved by congress. The credit was designed to support the ministries of Health and Education, to be implemented in this year, 2011. Japanese Trade Mission in NicaraguaThursday, June 4, 2009 Representatives of Jetro - Japan External Trade Organization visited Nicaragua for the first time to explore business opportunities. Aiming to promote Nicaraguan products in the Japanese market, the representatives of the Japanese government met with the Association of Producers and Exporters of Nicaragua (APEN). Costa Rica: $59 Per Pound for Specialty CoffeeWednesday, June 22, 2016 In the electronic auction a pound of coffee harvested on the farm Monte Llano Bonito won first place and the amount of $ 59 paid by an international buyer. On June 21, the Japanese importer Wataru acquired for the coffee roaster Takamura, the best coffee in Costa Rica grown and harvested on the farm SUMA VA in Lourdes Cirri in Naranjo, Valle Occidental, during the International Cup of Excellence Auction. The grain was sold at $59 a pound or S5900 per hundredweight for a batch of 11 bags. Panama to Participate in 21 Fairs in 2012Thursday, January 5, 2012 The country will participate in 21 international fairs specializing in agricultural products, logistics, food, handicrafts and more. As of October 2011 the value of contracts signed at fairs amounted to $660 million, $34 million more than in the same period in 2010. Panamanian Specialty Coffee in Japanese FairMonday, October 6, 2014 Producers of the geisha variety managed to attend 50 business appointments and get ten firm orders worth for more than $400,000 at the Specialty Coffee fair of Japan. Panamanian producers struck deals worth around $400,000 while participating in the fair held in Tokyo a few days ago. Besides the geisha variety, producers also presented Arabic coffee, Traditional categories, Bourbon, Caturra, Catuay, San Ramon, Paché and Pacamara. Regional Energy Congress in El SalvadorFriday, May 9, 2014 The regional electricity market, renewable energy and energy efficiency will be the topics addressed at the event to be held on 27, 28 and 29 August in San Salvador. From a press release issued by the Salvadoran Association of Industrialists: $70 million to Honduras’ Ficohsa BankTuesday, October 4, 2011 The IFC ratified agreements to support the expansion and capitalization of Ficohsa Bank. A press release from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) reads: |
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