Taiwan - Central America Business ConferenceWednesday, July 23, 2014 Nicaragua will host the annual convention of the Federation of Chinese Associations of Central America, where they will meet with Central American businessmen during August 28th-30th. At the annual meeting of Taiwan companies with their Central American peers attendance is expected from about 300 representatives from companies throughout the region. Taiwan to Participate in Induexpo 2011Wednesday, June 22, 2011 26 companies from China will take part in the international business meeting to be held in Guatemala. In order to further strengthen the commercial ties that unite Taiwan with Guatemala, the Asian nation will participate as an exhibitor at Induexpo 2011, where 26 companies who already have a presence in Central America will showcase their products and services. Taiwan Encourages Tilapia Production in GuatemalaTuesday, July 5, 2011 A group of investors from China plan to install a plant for the exclusive production of concentrated food for tilapia. The high cost of feed for tilapia, one of the most consumed fish species in Guatemala, has prompted a group of businessmen from Taiwan to consider establishing a production of concentrate. Taiwan As an Export Market for El SalvadorMonday, April 9, 2012 In 2011 these exports grew by 126% compared to 2010, while there is still much to take advantage of in the FTA in place with the market that is a bridge to China. Last year, in 2011, exports totaled $33.3 million, which is 126% more than 2010. The increase in revenue was generated primarily by sugar cane and molasses. Taiwanese Seeking Business in HondurasFriday, January 6, 2017 Businessmen in the hotel, agricultural and textile sectors form part of the delegation which will be meeting with representatives from the government and Honduran companies between January 7th and 26th. The delegation will be made up of business people, government representatives and technicians from China, who will carry out the certification processes for melon and meat as part of the requirements to start exporting these products. Taiwan Visits Nicaragua to Buy CoffeeFriday, January 6, 2017 Fifteen companies will be visiting the country between January 14 and 17 to evaluate and buy coffee, and participate in business meetings with local coffee growers. As part of the Taiwan Coffee Mission 2017, organized by the Embassy of Taiwan in the country, entrepreneurs will visit farms, take part in tastings and attend business meetings with local producers. Taiwan Businessmen Looking For CoffeeFriday, February 14, 2014 A Taiwanese trade mission will visit all of the Central American countries except Costa Rica in order to explore business opportunities in the coffee sector. Between February 23rd and March 14th a trade mission of Taiwanese businesspeople will be visiting Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador in search of opportunities in the coffee industry. Taiwan donates $22.5 million for Hospital in PanamaTuesday, May 7, 2013 The donation will be delivered in three instalments, with the first $7.5 million handed over when the bilateral agreement is signed. From a press release issued by the Government of Panama: Taiwanese Drink More CoffeeTuesday, March 17, 2015 The Taiwan Coffee Association reports that there are up to 10,000 coffee shops on the island and that each person consumes an average of 100 cups of coffee per year. At the end of 2014, coffee exports to Taiwan were reportedly worth $2.4 million . "... El Salvador accumulated $50.52 million in sales of coffee to the world for the 2014/2015 harvest." Guatemala: Coffee Industry Trade Mission to TaiwanThursday, November 6, 2014 Companies in the coffee sector will go to Taiwan on November 14th to participate in the International Fair of Coffee, Tea and Wine. For the third consecutive year, with the support of the Council for the Promotion of Foreign Trade of Taiwan companies in the sector will be taking part in the Taiwanese business fair. Some of the participating companies are Mayaland Coffee, Seacsa Business Group, Asdecafé, Finca Chacayá, Asproguate and Finca El Triunfo. Advantages of Panama-Taiwan FTA Left UntappedMonday, February 6, 2012 Despite tariff removals and opening up of markets provisioned by the FTA, which has been in force since 2004, trade between both countries is low. During the first half of 2011, $16.2 million worth of Panamanian products were exported to Taiwan (merchandise placed in port FOB) and $21.7 million (cost, insurance and freight or CIF) of goods were imported from the Asian country according to the latest figures from the Controller's Office. Investment: Taiwan's Negative Assessment of HondurasTuesday, April 23, 2013 High costs, legal uncertainty and insecurity are the reasons why Taiwanese investment is shying away from Honduras and also Guatemala. So explained Elisa Chu Li-Hua , second secretary of the office of economic advice at the Taiwan embassy in Tegucigalpa. According to the diplomat, recently the global business advisory firm FTI Consulting evaluated 19 countries for investment risks, where Haiti, Venezuela, Honduras and Guatemala, are located in the top four, ie countries that are not suitable for investment. Guatemala-Taiwan Trade OpportunitiesFriday, July 8, 2016 From 2006 to 2015 sales to Taiwan have grown at an annual rate of 14%, with sugar and coffee at the head followed by paper, cardboard, tobacco, shrimp, lobster, fruit, copper, and other products. Although in the ten years of the FTA between Guatemala and Taiwan exports to China have not stopped growing, they have always been highly concentrated in commodities such as coffee and sugar, meaning that there is an opportunity to diversify taking into account the consumer tastes and characteristics of the Taiwanese market. Guatemala's Trade Mission to TaiwanTuesday, November 5, 2013 On November 19th, eight Guatemalan companies will travel to the Asian nation with the aim of promoting the sale of Guatemalan coffee and tea. Prensalibre.com reports: "This is the second mission from Guatemala that will go to Taiwan so far this year and in this activity Guatemala tea will also be offered". El Salvador: Boost in Exports to TaiwanTuesday, January 21, 2014 Sugar, coffee, fishmeal, plastics and paper products are the best selling products to the Asian island. According to the Taiwanese Embassy in El Salvador during the first 11 months of 2013, exports from the Central American nation to Asian countries grew by 576 %. Among the products that are exported to Taiwan are sugar, coffee, fish meal, paper, cardboard, plastics. |
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