Nicaragua Selected to Host CATHIE in 2009Tuesday, August 26, 2008 It was announced that the Central America Tourism & Hotel Investment Exchange will be held March 24-26, 2009, in Managua, Nicaragua. Hosted by BHN, CATHIE focuses on the hotel and tourism investment opportunities in the rapidly growing Central America region. The Foreign Investment Advisory Service (FIAS) of The World Bank Group is supporting the event, and all seven Central American countries (Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama) have been invited to become patrons of CATHIE. Last year’s inaugural event in Guatemala City, Guatemala, welcomed nearly 250 hotel and tourism industry leaders eager to network and learn about hotel investment opportunities in Central America. Guide to Business in NicaraguaThursday, November 8, 2012 General information for investors has been released, in bilingual format, detailing competitive advantages, investment opportunities in strategic sectors, legal and investment incentives. Contents of the Guide Doing Business in Nicaragua 2012-2013: Guatemala: Investment Coordination EntityWednesday, August 12, 2009 The objective is to provide unified direction to the different public and private efforts in trade and investment promotion. The new entity could be named Guatemala Trade and Investment (GTI), and would coordinate the activities of Invest in Guatemala, the national competitiveness program (PRONACOM), and the Commercial Attachés (PACIT), through an executive committee composed by members of the public and private sector. In April Costa Rica Investment WorldWednesday, February 10, 2010 On April 14 and 15, a hundred foreign investors and 74 companies will participate in the first Costa Rican Costa Rica Investment World. Electronics, services, industrial goods such as metalworking, green technologies and research are some of the sectors that will participate in the event. Results of Guatemalan Investment Summit 2013Wednesday, July 31, 2013 It has been two months since the Investment Summit 2013 was held in Guatemala and two investment projects have materialized totaling $109 million. These are the construction of a hydroelectric plant in Rio Hondo, Zacapa, capable of generating 32 MW and a mushroom production plant in Salcajá, Quetzaltenango. What is more, during the next three years it is expected that another $225 million will be generated in new projects, making a total of $334 million. Largest Regional Event For Investment Promotion BeginsFriday, May 31, 2013 At the opening of the Guatemala Investment Summit the country was presented to 259 entrepreneurs from 26 countries as an attractive investment destination. In addition, another 1,000 people attended the event which organizers say is the largest activity for attracting investment which has been held so far in Central America. "This event is the most important for investment promotion in the region. Investment in Nickel Production in GuatemalaFriday, November 11, 2011 Russian firm Solway Investment Corporation plans to invest about $1.5 billion in the FeNix ferronickel mining project. The project is operated by the Compañía Guatemalteca de Níquel (CGN), which was purchased by Solway from its former owner HudBay Minerals Inc. Criminal Violence and Corruption Curbs BusinessMonday, June 3, 2013 The phenomenon affects much of Latin America, whose countries spend on average 8% of their GDP on security costs. That was the conclusion reached during the forum "Connecting businesses as partners for prosperity with security in the Americas", organized by the Organization of American States (OAS) and the private sector, under the framework of the Guatemala Investment Summit. Integration to Attract Foreign InvestmentFriday, May 31, 2013 "Each country is competing not with the private sector but with the world. If we do not join together it will be very difficult ": Eduardo Frei, former president of Chile. In a conversation that Roxana Larios from Prensalibre.com had with Eduardo Frei, the former Chilean president, he urged the Guatemalan State to make alliances with the private sector using the concession model, pointing to the importance of compliance with environmental laws in order to avoid social conflicts in mining and hydroelectric projects. Panama: Interest in Investing in Sherman BaseTuesday, August 23, 2011 Several companies have shown interest in investing in the former military base in Sherman, Colon. Costa Rica to Host Technology FairMonday, April 5, 2010 Costa Rica Investment World will gather companies from various sectors, including health devices, services and electronics. Over 100 foreign investors, 23 multinational corporations and 70 local providers will participate in the fair, which is organized by Procomer, the country’s exports promotion authority. Panama Pacífico Sponsoring SIPA-Expo 2009Monday, September 14, 2009 The Business & Investment Summit Panama will be held in Pestana Hotel, Caracas, Venezuela, on September 30th. Project Panamá Pacífico will be present at the event, advising on the benefits of operating in it: tax, migratory and labor incentives, special customs regime and simplification of government procedures. Better Infrastructure Leads to DevelopmentTuesday, August 3, 2010 The region west of Panama City has become a focus for new residential and commercial investment projects. The area used to attract social-interest housing projects but now it is difficult to find developments costing less than $30,000 and many units' price tags are more than $100,000 with some as much as $200,000. Guatemala Investment Summit 2016Friday, July 29, 2016 The Chamber of Industry and the government have organized for November 9 and 10 an international investment forum which will include a business matchmaking service between companies and also conferences. From a statement issued by Guatemala Investment Summit: Deals in The Vicinity of the CanalTuesday, March 9, 2010 There are 5.000 hectares of undeveloped land surrounding the Panama Canal. The project to expand the Canal has increased the value of these lots, which used to be managed by the United States before the signing of the Torrijos-Carter treaty, which recognized Panamanian sovereignty over the Canal. |
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