Taiwanese Companies Evaluate Investing in PanamaTuesday, August 18, 2009 Technology Business Group and Gemtek are considering the possibility of investing in Panama. This was confirmed by sources from the Taiwanese government, within the fourth business encounter between Panama and Taiwan. A Breath of Fresh Air in HondurasWednesday, May 4, 2011 Hovering over the Honduran business and political environment is an unspoken consensus that is illuminating projects and understandings alike and portends a better future for the country. Perhaps the international isolation resulting from the recent political and institutional crisis, which worsened the already dire consequences of the global economic crisis, has spurred on the forging of a unification of standards for the Honduran ruling classes. El Salvador: $ 2,000 Million Investment FrozenWednesday, November 17, 2010 At least seven projects are stalled, waiting for the country's situation to improve. Newspaper elsalvador.com detailed major investment projects which are on stand-by in El Salvador: Teleservices Companies Eye Honduras For InvestingFriday, May 7, 2010 U.S. based telecommunications companies would invest $30 million in the country in 2010. This was stated by Eduardo Bueso Hernández, Mayor of San Pedro Sula, after holding meetings with representatives from various U.S. companies. Panama: $20 million in Airport HotelThursday, April 25, 2013 With an investment of $20 million the Crowne Plaza Panama Airport will be constructed, one minute from Tocumen International Airport. Intercontinental Hotels Group and Bern Hotels & Resorts have signed an agreement to build the Crowne Plaza Panama Airport, which will be located on the premises of Global Business Terminal in Torremolinos, Tocumen. Millionaire Tourism Project Unveiled in PanamaWednesday, September 22, 2010 Consulting company C4T presented the government a project to develop a touristic complex at the former Sherman air base. Company spokesperson Jordi Marcé noted that the project requires an investment of $180 million, and would generate over 1.000 new jobs. Guatemala: More Consumption and Less InvestmentMonday, August 30, 2010 In the first quarter of the year consumption was up 4.7% and investment fell 11.6% relative to the same period of 2009. The data form part of analysis conducted by the Guatemalan central bank, Banguat, on the economy's performance. World Business Forum Latinoamerica 2014 in GuatemalaWednesday, September 25, 2013 The fourth edition of the event, organized by the Latin American Industrialists Association, will be held in Guatemala. "A request was made during the Investment Summit 2013 with the idea that we be seen as an investment destination," said Fernando Lopez, president of the Chamber of Industry of Guatemala (CIG). New Hotel in Panama City AnnouncedTuesday, April 1, 2014 The hotel Crowne Plaza Panama Airport will offer 126 rooms starting February 2015 and will be located in the Global Business Terminal complex at Tocumen. From a press release issued by IHG Hotels: More Industrial Parks Planned in Costa RicaMonday, August 19, 2013 Four developments are in process of obtaining official and environmental permits, and could begin construction in mid-2014 or early 2015. Elfinancierocr.com reports: "One will be called Green Park and will be located in San Jose, Alajuela, another will be named Tech Park and will be in the district of Ulloa de Heredia, a third will operate as Life Free Zone & Business Park in El Coyol in Alejuela, and a fourth, called Lindora Park business park, will be located in Pozos de Santa Ana ". El Salvador: $1.048 Million in Foreign InvestmentThursday, July 30, 2009 In the past lustrum, 105 new companies have invested in the country, creating 36.000 direct jobs and 70.000 indirect ones. According to data from Proesa, the investment promotion agency, investments came from different countries like Mexico, U.S., Spain, Colombia and Brazil. Altia Smart City in TegucigalpaWednesday, September 10, 2014 The Karims business group has laid the foundation for a $100 million real estate project that aims to replicate the success of the concept in San Pedro Sula. From a statement issued by the Presidency of Honduras: Panama: Interest in Investing in Sherman BaseTuesday, August 23, 2011 Several companies have shown interest in investing in the former military base in Sherman, Colon. El Salvador Not Attracting Foreign InvestorsTuesday, May 24, 2011 In the past year, foreign direct investment represented only 0.41% of the gross domestic product (GDP). Details of foreign investment ranking in relation to GDP in 2010, conducted by the Latin Business Chronicle, position El Salvador in front of Ecuador (0.28%) and Venezuela (-0.48%) alone. Honduras: $7.5 million Hotel ProjectFriday, August 23, 2013 The hotel franchise La Quinta Inn & Suites is building its first hotel in Central America in the city of Tegucigalpa. The project will be called LQ Las Cascadas and is expected to open in late 2014. |
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