Company Profile Organization that operates in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Taiwan.
Panama broadens terms of trade accord with TaiwanMonday, June 30, 2008 Panama and Taiwan agreed to broaden the terms of their four-year-old free trade agreement. Panama was granted an increase to 1,000 metric tons in its quota for smoked pork exports, and there were increases too for sugar, processed chicken, dairy projects, fruits and juices. Taiwan won increases in quotas for manufactured goods, such as plastics, furniture and toys. Taiwan Increases Sugar Privileges for PanamaFriday, August 17, 2012 In addition to an exemption of customs duties, Taiwan has given control of the import quotas for sugar from Panama to the Central American country. The finance ministers of both countries signed the new resolution in Panama City. Honduran exports to Taiwan increase 119%Thursday, September 18, 2008 As of June there were $21 million in exports, with coffee having the biggest increase. The new economic adviser of Taiwan to Honduras, Wally Shu, added that a business person in Taiwan is interested in investing in solar energy in Honduras, considering current energy needs. Nicaragua and Taiwan Increase Commercial TradeTuesday, February 10, 2009 The commercial trade among both countries went from $20.1 million in the year 2005 to nearly $31 million in 2008. Elnuevodiario.com.ni publishes: "The commercial exchange between China-Taiwan and Nicaragua increased by almost 90 percent last year, which the Ambassador of the Asian country, Chin Mu Wu, attributed to the start of enforcement of the free trade agreement, TLC, among both nations." El Salvador Exports $12 Million of Sugar to TaiwanWednesday, June 17, 2009 In the coming days, Taiwan will be receiving the first shipment of 40,000 tons of Salvadoran raw sugar. The FTA with Taiwan, in effect since March 2008, permits El Salvador to export 55,000 tons of sugar with zero tariffs. Taiwan and Central America: Trade and DiplomacyFriday, July 25, 2014 Seven years after diplomatic ties broke, Costa Rica is Taiwan's main trading partner in the region, with $644 million traded in 2013. It seems that maintaining healthy diplomatic and political relations between governments is not always necessary for trade between two nations to prosper. One example is the bilateral trade between Taiwan and Costa Rica, which despite the fact that it is the only country in Central America to have broken political links with the Asian island, remains its main trading partner in the region. Taiwan Sugar Quotas Not MetWednesday, July 7, 2010 Panama, among Central American countries, fails to make the most of its 60 million ton tariff-free sugar quota with Taiwan. The requirement that part of the quota be supplied in a format that is not produced or consumed in Panama could be one of the reasons the country failed to meet its quota. Nicaraguan Supply Unable to Meet Demand From TaiwanTuesday, July 27, 2010 The supply of Nicaraguan products, particularly food, cannot keep up with demand from the Taiwanese market. While exports have increased 172%, from $5.4 million in the first six months of 2009 to $14.7 million in the same period of 2010, Anita Huang, economic council to the Taiwanese Embassy in Nicaragua has indicated that the south east asian country's market can cope with more. Honduras Trades Less With TaiwanTuesday, November 24, 2009 Between January and August 2009, exports to Taiwan fell more than $23 million when compared to the same period of 2008. Likewise, imports from Taiwan dropped more than $6 million in the same period, according to data from the Taiwanese trade office. El Salvador after Asian Coffee MarketWednesday, March 23, 2011 Considering there is a free trade agreement, the Salvadoran Coffee Council will promote coffee in Taiwan this year. Ana Elena Escalante, executive director of the Salvadoran Coffee Council (CSC), said that they can use Taiwan as a gateway for the Chinese market. Nicaragua: FTA with Taiwan can be further exploitedThursday, May 5, 2011 Although since signing the free trade agreement, exports to China have grown by 36%, analysts believe it is possible to get more out of the agreement. Since early 2008, Nicaraguan exports to Taiwan have continued to grow. In just three years, they have sold products worth $68 million as a result of the agreement between the two countries. Taiwanese Mission Visits El SalvadorTuesday, March 10, 2009 A trade mission composed of representatives from 22 companies in different industries met with Salvadoran businesspeople. German Rivas wrote in Laprensagrafica.com: "’The advantage that Salvadoran exporters have taken of the free trade agreement with Taiwan is still 'timid' after 10 months of it having come into force,’ said the Taiwanese ambassador in the country, Carlos Liao. Panama Triples Exports to Taiwan Through TLCWednesday, June 5, 2013 When the Free Trade Agreement was signed in 2003 sales to the Asian island by Panama totaled $11.7 million, whereas in 2010 they reached $44.8 million. Panamaamerica.com.pa reports that "the Council for the Development of Trade with Taiwan (TAITRA) states that Panama is one of the countries which has received the most benefit out of those which have free trade agreement (FTA) with them". Taiwan Businesses to Visit GuatemalaTuesday, June 30, 2009 The Asian country is primarily interested in Guatemalan products such as lumber and fish flour. In August 2009, a group of Taiwanese businessmen will visit Guatemala looking to take advantage of the possibilities created by the Free Trade Agreement between the two countries which has been ratified since July of 2006. |
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