españolManufacturing Opportunity for NicaraguaThursday, August 1, 2013 China is losing its cheap labor advantage, opening opportunities for growth in the manufacturing sectors of countries like Nicaragua. According to a report by Stratfor, a geopolitical intelligence firm based in Texas, "China's economic problems have opened the door to 16 different countries, including Ethiopia, Mexico, Indonesia and Peru, to become global forces in the growth of the manufacturing sector, "noted an article in Americaeconomia.com. Rice: International Report up to September 9thTuesday, September 9, 2014 The government of Honduras has authorized the import of 25,126 metric tons of rice in order to avoid a shortage in the supply of grain in the local market. "...After arduous deliberation, Honduras has authorized the importation of 25,126 metric tons of rice so as not to be at risk of a shortage of the grain. Although the initial request was to import a total of 30 tons, the tripartite commission only authorized the importation of 25,126 metric tons of grain. " Central American Governments: All More or Less CorruptWednesday, October 27, 2010 No Central American country comes to "green" in the Corruption Index 2010, representing serious problems for businesses. Costa Rica is the best positioned country in the Central American Index 2010 Corruption Perceptions Index, reports produced by Transparency International. With an index of 5.3, Costa Rica is ranked 41 in a list of 176 countries, led by Denmark and New Zealand as nations where there is less corruption in government, and Myanmar and Somalia at the end of the list as most corrupt. Projected Increase in Demand for Wood in ChinaThursday, July 3, 2014 It has been estimated that China will require 800 million cubic meters of timber in 2020. From a statement issued by Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promotion Office: Money Laundering: Panama and Nicaragua Join the ListThursday, May 7, 2020 The European Commission announced that the two Central American countries are on the list of nations with deficiencies in their anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing strategies. Bahamas, Barbados, Botswana, Cambodia, Ghana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Mongolia, Myanmar/Burma, Nicaragua, Panama and Zimbabwe are the countries included in the list, the European Commission reported. Rice: International Report up to September 30thTuesday, September 30, 2014 Whilst in Central America there has been an increase in rice consumption, local production remains too low to meet demand, forcing the need for more imports. Taken from ReporteArroz.com - Week 38 of 2014: Transparency International’s 2008 Corruption Perceptions IndexTuesday, September 23, 2008 Central America Ranking: Costa Rica 47, El Salvador 67, Panamá 85, Guatemala 96, Honduras 126, Nicaragua 134. With countries such as Somalia and Iraq among those showing the highest levels of perceived corruption, Transparency International’s (TI) 2008 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), launched today, highlights the fatal link between poverty, failed institutions and graft. But Transparency International’s 2008 Corruption Perceptions IndexTuesday, September 23, 2008 Central America Ranking: Costa Rica 47, El Salvador 67, Panamá 85, Guatemala 96, Honduras 126, Nicaragua 134. With countries such as Somalia and Iraq among those showing the highest levels of perceived corruption, Transparency International’s (TI) 2008 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), launched today, highlights the fatal link between poverty, failed institutions and graft. But $400 Million Industrial Investment AnnouncedMonday, February 11, 2019 The Korean company Sae-A Trading Co. Ltd., would build in Guatemala a high-tech industrial complex of chemical fiber, weaving and dyeing for the production of polyester yarns. The Guatemalan Ministry of Economy (Mineco) reported that the project will be fully operational in three years and would be the only national supplier to sew, weave and dye within a single operation. Banana Plague AlertMonday, July 15, 2019 Because of the suspicion that exists in Colombia about the presence of the pest known as "wilt by fusarium", an alert was issued in the countries of Central America. The International Regional Organization for Agricultural Health (OIRSA), reported that because of the suspicion of the fungus in Colombia, the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) issued a resolution on June 25, which declares in phytosanitary quarantine the farm Don Marce, located in the municipality of Riohacha in the department of La Guajira, for the presence of symptoms associated with the pest Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Race 4 tropical. Salvadoran Exports Up 3.6%Thursday, July 6, 2017 In the first five months, sales abroad totaled $2,354 million, led by garments and textile manufactures and other food industry products. From a statement issued by the Central Reserve Bank: Global Competitiveness Report 2013 - 2014Thursday, September 5, 2013 The stagnation of competitiveness in Latin America demonstrates a need for structural reforms and investments which increase productivity. • The Global Competitiveness Report 2013-14 indicates that competitiveness is stagnating in Latin America and reforms and investments to ensure future economic growth are long overdue. |
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