Taiwanese Trade Mission Comes to NicaraguaTuesday, February 26, 2013 The interest of Taiwanese entrepreneurs focuses on speciality coffee in green bean form, roasted coffee beans and ground coffee, green coffee, instant coffee, gourmet coffee and coffee extract. Representatives from 11 Taiwanese companies will participate in a seminar and business conferences in which they will hold meetings with producers, exporters and business people from the local coffee sector on 4 March. China - El Salvador, Closer TiesThursday, March 19, 2009 Both the president-elect of El Salvador and the Chinese government expressed interest in closer ties. Mauricio Funes, president-elect of El Salvador, said Wednesday that he was interested in exploring the establishment of diplomatic relations and strengthening trade relations with the Asian country. Guatemala looks towards AsiaMonday, November 24, 2008 Last year, Asia represented the fourth trade region in sales from Guatemala and the second for the purchase of goods-. Mario Marroquin, executive director of the Invest state office in Guatemala, explained that even though the zone has a great potential for Guatemalan products, we should focus on the four countries with which we currently have the greatest flow of trade and investments. Taiwanese companies looking to move to Central America and the Dominican RepublicFriday, August 8, 2008 Taiwanese investors with companies already established on mainland China, in Vietnam and southern North America are now looking to Central America and the Dominican Republic. They are seeking lower operational costs and are attracted by the business opportunities created by the Free Trade Agreement between the United States, Central America and the Dominican Republic (CAFTA-DR). Nicaragua broadens its external meat marketsFriday, April 18, 2008 Markets for Nicaraguan beef have increased rapidly in recent years, expanding beyond traditional buyers like the United States and Central America to the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Taiwan and Venezuela. About 500 tons a month are being exported to these destinations from four local meat processors. Venezuela is the newest market. Next week the first shipment of beef from Nicaragua to Venezula will be made. El Salvador: Sugar Exports Up 19 %Monday, October 14, 2013 During the 2013-14 harvest ending on October 31 490,000 metric tons of sugar were exported while in the previous harvest the amount was 412,000 MT. According to the Sugar Association of El Salvador , the main destinations of the country's raw sugar are the USA, Chile, Russia, Taiwan and Canada. Meanwhile, the refined product is sold to the Netherlands, Chile, Taiwan and other Caribbean countries . Sugar: Opposition to Negotiate with ChinaMonday, February 25, 2019 Because of the cancellation of the FTA between El Salvador and Taiwan, the sugar sector is opposed to negotiations with the Asian giant, because they say the government is trying to "buy the silence of the guilds," after they filed a legal appeal. After the Salvadoran government made the decision to finalize the trade agreement with the Asian country in December last year, a situation that was not consulted with the country's productive sector and will affect sugar exports, the executive proposes to seek new markets. Panamanian Beef Exports Increase by 58%Tuesday, August 30, 2011 In the first half of the year exports to markets in the Bahamas, Taiwan, El Salvador and Hong Kong totaled 2,556 tons . Euclides Diaz, executive secretary of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (Anagan), noted that one of the factors contributing to the export growth is the weakening of the dollar against other currencies. Nicaragua Presents Food Taipei 2012Thursday, June 28, 2012 Fourteen companies have been participating in, from 27th to 30th June, in the annual edition of the food fair being held in Taipei, Taiwan. Exhibitors expect to make arrangements for the export of coffee, biscuits, sweet brown sugar, chia, cardamom, cashews, cocoa powder, and pasta. Nicaragua Looks for New MarketsWednesday, August 25, 2010 This year the FTA with Chile is expected to be signed, and progress achieved in the negotiations with Ecuador. Orlando Solórzano, the Nicaraguan Minister for Development, Industry and Commerce, stated that the agreements are part of the country's strategy to find new markets. Guatemala Exports Bamboo to U.S.Thursday, September 3, 2009 With assistance from Taiwanese technicians there are currently 5.000 planted hectares. Exports have been to Miami, through an agreement signed by the Bamboo Association (AsoBambú). Guatemala's Espada talks investment with business leaders in SeoulTuesday, May 27, 2008 Guatemala's Vice-President Rafael Espada held meetings in Seoul with South Korean business leaders in an attempt to persuade them to invest in his country. In particular, Espada is hoping for the installation of a South Korean vehicle assembly plant in Guatemala. As well as Korea, Espada's Asian tour is slated to take in Taiwan.
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Frozen Shrimp: Sales to Taiwan UpwardThursday, October 22, 2020 From January to March 2020, companies from Central American countries exported frozen shrimp and prawns for $60 million, and sales to Taiwan grew by 56% compared to the same period in 2019. Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with graphic"] Asia Wants More BambooTuesday, July 3, 2012 Demand for bamboo in Asian countries and is growing and the Taiwanese Embassy in Guatemala is organizing a seminar in order to promote its cultivation. Bamboo is confirmed as a business opportunity. Complaint for Cancellation of FTA with TaiwanFriday, February 22, 2019 Arguing that the suspension of the agreement between El Salvador and the Asian country was done in an "abrupt and unconsultated" way, businessmen of the Salvadoran sugar sector presented an appeal of unconstitutionality. The lawsuit was filed on February 20, after the administration Sanchez Ceren finalized the trade agreement with the Asian country in December last year, a decision that was not consulted with the country's productive sector and will affect sugar exports, as they will no longer have preferential treatment. |
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