Panama: Official Processes OnlineMonday, October 3, 2016 It has been announced that from October 19 the "Panama online" program will be launched, allowing application forms to be submitted and requests for public documents to be made electronically. The first online processes to be made available to the public are: Police Records (DIJ), from October 19; Payment of ATTT Tickets were using the National Payment Gateway provided by the Caja de Ahorros, Application for maternity allowance (CSS), and Application for loan balances (IFARHU) which will be available on October 30. Nicaragua: Facilitation of Procedures for New BusinessesThursday, March 9, 2017 The procedures required for making investments of over $500,000 outside of Managua can now be made through a single window that includes all entities. The Superior Council of Private Enterprise (COSEP) has announced that the window is already operating in Managua, and will allow companies to make investments in the departments in the interior of the country, centralizing all of their paperwork in one place, without having to manage multiple processes in different institutions. Digital Paperwork for IndustryMonday, August 12, 2019 Authorities in Panama presented the initiative of a new digital platform, in which it will be possible to carry out procedures and processes related to the Registry of National Industry and Industrial Development Certificates. Directors of the Ministry of Commerce and Industries (MICI) presented the initiatives to develop a web platform with block chain technology and a web page with information, procedures and processes, to carry out formalities in the departments of industrial inspection and evaluation, such as the RIN and the CFI. Real Estate Registration Procedures SimplifiedTuesday, June 4, 2019 Since June 3, in Guatemala, the purchase and sale of properties will require a single process to obtain certification of property and cadastral appraisals. Before this change was implemented, it was necessary to compile separately the certifications of the value at which the real estate was registered in the Municipality, the fiscal value of Dirección de Catastro y Avalúo de Bienes Inmuebles (DICABI) or the value declared in the deed of Purchase-Sale or what was agreed upon by buyer and seller. Panama: Integration of Municipal ProceduresFriday, November 11, 2016 Forty municipalities will be integrated into a single technology platform that will allow, among other things, for public service procedures to be carried out online. From a statement issued by the Ministry of Economy and Finance: Guatemala Withdraws Registration Fee for SMEsFriday, April 25, 2014 Companies with under $38 billion in capital will be able to register without paying duty to the Register of Commerce. The Register of Commerce has also reduced the number of steps needed to open a new business, reducing the time from 17 to 13 days. El Salvador: Unified Manual for Customs OperationsWednesday, February 20, 2013 The sectors involved in trade now have a manual which sets out the unified criteria, processes and requirements for all Salvadoran customs offices. This morning the Single Manual of Operations was presented by the Directorate General of Customs (DGA), which will be available to the public through a platform on the web site of the Ministry of Finance, www.mh.gob.sv. Construction in Guatemala: How to Speed up PaperworkFriday, June 30, 2017 Although the paperwork that needs to be submitted to the Ministries of Health and Environment is now more streamlined, entrepreneurs are proposing the implementation of a single window in order to further speed up procedures. Companies in the construction sector say that there is some improvement in the speed with which the procedures are managed in the Ministries of Health and Environment, but there is still a need to improve the time it takes to obtain a license. To achieve this, constructors have proposed the creation of a single window where all procedures can be centralized. Nicaragua: Online Foreign Trade ProceduresMonday, February 27, 2017 By mid-year the Single Window for Foreign Trade could be functioning, enabling online procedures to be used for obtaining permits and documents required for export or import. The Ministry of Development, Industry and Trade (MIFIC) announced that in May pre customs formalities for exports and imports in Nicaragua will be able to be done online through the Foreign Trade Single Window (known as VUCEN in Spanish). Costa Rica: Digital platform for Foreign Trade Procedures DelayedMonday, July 7, 2014 The platform to digitize and centralize export formalities will not be completely ready before the end of the year. Since its launch in February 2014, only half of the Foreign Trade Single Counter platform has been running and it only allows processess to be carried out digitally in 5 out of the 44 technical documents for export products. Guatemala: Is the Agile Import Window Useful?Tuesday, May 20, 2014 A month after having implemented it only 12% of importers have registered and less than 1% of users use it for their foreign trade operations. To date only 4,700 users have registered their company details with the VAI electronic platform designed to handle the issue of non-tariff import permits. The importer enters their forms, makes the corresponding payments electronically, sends the information to the institution, receives a response and this allows them to access the Customs Declaration reported in an electronic permit which the user receives. Construction: Optimism for the Simplification of FormalitiesFriday, May 28, 2021 After Guatemala approved the Law for the Simplification of Procedures and the creation of the Interinstitutional Commission to Contribute to the Economic Reactivation of the Construction Sector, the business sector believes that this news is encouraging. At the beginning of May, Guatemalan authorities approved the Law for the Simplification of Administrative Requirements and Procedures. This regulatory framework aims to promote the digitalization of administrative procedures, allowing people to use the technology available to them to carry out procedures and interact with the government. Registration of New Companies SimplifiedThursday, August 17, 2017 In El Salvador a system has been presented which new companies can use to carry out online registration procedures. The new platform was created by the Regulatory Improvement Agency, and aims to simplify and accelerate the process of registering new companies in the country. El Salvador: Decentralization of Environmental LicensesThursday, August 27, 2015 In the departments of La Paz and San Vicente procedures will be made through a local office, without having to go to the headquarters of the authority for the environment. From a statement issued by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN): Stifling Bureaucracy at Airport in ManaguaThursday, December 18, 2014 Nicaraguan businessmen are complaining that the procedures that must be undertaken by travelers when entering and leaving the country are excessive and are affecting the image of Nicaragua as a tourist destination. The business sector claims that in the tourist season excessive formalities have to be completed at the international airport in Managua which cause delays and discomfort to tourists. In particular, they note that officials randomly interrogate passengers, requesting private information. |
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