El Salvador Seeks Agreements with QatarWednesday, May 20, 2009 The idea of establishing a temporary worker program between the two countries was raised by the Foreign Minister of El Salvador. The Minister, Marisol Argueta de Barillas, who has been in Qatar since Sunday, proposed these initiatives to the Qatari Emir in Office, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani. International Business Conference in Costa RicaFriday, September 14, 2018 As part of the Buyers Trade Mission, from 25 to 27 September, 500 Costa Rican exporters will be meeting with 300 entrepreneurs from 50 countries. The Foreign Trade Promotion Office (Procomer), the institution in charge of organizing the event, reported that this year it foresees holding 5,300 business appointments at the event, which will take place at the Costa Rica Convention Center, in Barreal de Heredia. El Salvador and the Cancellation of the TPSWednesday, January 17, 2018 Creating a job and investment exchange for Salvadorans in the US with specific competences and skills, and facilitating a special line of financing for those who return to the country are some of the proposals put forward by the private sector. In light of the expected economic impact in El Salvador, and also in the other countries in the Northern Triangle, from the cancellation of the temporary work status of approximately 195,000 Salvadorans who currently reside in the US, the business sector has suggested some alternatives to start solving the problems that will arise starting from September 2019. 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 |
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