Canada aims to boost business with HondurasThursday, May 22, 2008 Canadian business leaders and Canada's trade representative in Central America, Adolfo Quesada, took part in a "Doing business in Canada" seminar that sought to boost trade relations with Honduras. The Canadians said that Honduras could export products such as oriental vegetables, tilapia, tropical fruit and textiles to Canada on preferential terms. Salvadoran Trade Mission in USAFriday, July 10, 2009 The second Salvadoran trade mission of purchasers and importers will travel to Florida from September 20 to 24. The mission is organized by the Salvadoran American Chamber of Commerce (Amcham), and the U.S. Embassy in El Salvador, and expects 10 companies to participate. $ 8 million for Costa Rican SME'sThursday, December 9, 2010 The agreement signed with the EU will implement project 'Procalidad' to improve the industry´s quality standards. The project aims at improving quality standards, which increases chances of incursions into international markets by Small and Medium Enterprises, specifically the European market. Honduras: Retention in Coffee ExportsMonday, May 5, 2014 Exporters warn that the proposal to retain $5 for every three or four pounds of exportable quintal will reduce competitiveness and encourage smuggling. The bill introduced in Congress days ago cites the retention of $5 for every three or four pounds of exportable quintal in order to constitute a fund to support coffee growers affected by rust. Exporters believe that this measure will only encourage more smuggling and reduce the product's competitiveness internationally. Honduras: Law with Incentives for Call CentersMonday, June 18, 2012 A special law has been passed to encourage the creation of call centers where staff can work part time. The law provides tariff exemptions for importing the necessary equipment for the operations of a call center that can be set up anywhere in Honduras. El Salvador: "Drawback" Replacement Called ForWednesday, April 6, 2011 The country's export sector is calling for the government to take concrete steps to replace the "drawback" mechanism eliminated in January. Since January this year, exporters have stopped enjoying the refund in cash of 6% of their sales abroad. At that time the Guatemalan congress approved three news laws that sought to provide alternative incentives for exporters. Exports rose 40 percentWednesday, March 26, 2008 Nicaragua exported in the first two months of the year 270.4 million dollars, 40.09 percent more than the same period of 2007, the main destinations being the United States and Central America, reported the Center for Export Procedures (Cetrex) government. The main exports during this period were sugar cane, coffee, gold, beef, alcoholic beverages and liquid, beans, peanuts, raw gold and base metals and manufactured. Nicaragua Loses $45 million in Green Coffee SalesMonday, April 1, 2013 Up to March 30, 2013, raw or unroasted coffee sales had fallen by 32%, which means a loss of $45.1 million. Furthermore, the have been fewer sales of beef, sugar and peanuts, among other products, resulting in total export revenues diminishing by 8%, according to the Center for Export Procedures (Cetrex). El Salvador: Scrap Metal LawTuesday, August 23, 2011 The industry, as a way of reducing the price of iron, is asking the Congress to pass rules restricting exports of scrap metal. A press release by the Salvadoran Association of Industrialists (ASI) reads: Learning to Export ServicesTuesday, May 21, 2013 Being in the same time zone and having geographic proximity to the U.S. is a natural advantage that Central American countries can leverage to successfully compete in the growing market for services. In an interview with the magazine Mercados & Tendencias that Erick Mejia conducted with Javier Peña, general secretary of the American Association for the Export of Services (ALES by its initials in Spanish), the official spoke about the opportunities for Latin American in the exports of services against the large global competitors. More Trade between Guatemala and PeruMonday, April 16, 2018 The union of Guatemalan merchants and the embassy of Peru signed an agreement to increase trade between the two economies. According to figures from Banco de Guatemala, in 2017 the Central American country imported $71 million worth of goods from Peru and exported $86 million worth to the South American country. Dominican Republic: Business with RussiaMonday, May 21, 2018 More tourism and the promotion of Dominican exports to the European country, are some of the benefits expected to be gained from the agreement signed between businessmen from both countries. The cooperation agreement between the National Confederation of Agricultural Producers (Confenagro) and the Dominican-Russian Chamber of Commerce, aims to promote exports of Dominican products to Russia, facilitate joint investments, and promote tourism and cooperation. Guatemala: More Business with EuropeWednesday, October 24, 2018 During the first eight months of the year, the Central American country generated $600 million in sales to Eurozone countries, 4% more than reported in the same period of 2017. According to figures from the Bank of Guatemala, the Netherlands is the destination of Guatemalan exports that showed the greatest dynamism between January and August, with sales of $235 million, an increase of 14% over what was reported in 2017. PURCHASE OPPORTUNITY Looking for Importers and distributors of furnitureThursday, June 21, 2018 Mexican manufacturer of office furniture seeks importers and distributors interested in dealing their products in Central America. PM Steele is a 100% Mexican company, with more than 67 years of experience in the market. It has a corporate exhibition hall with more than 500 m2 and 23 additional rooms in the main cities of the Republic. Panama's Stagnant Agriculture SectorTuesday, March 6, 2012 Unlike other sectors of Panama's dynamic economy, agriculture has not progressed in the last decade. In the last 10 years, the number of hectares devoted to agriculture has reduced by 70,687, while the number of producers has only increased by 6% to a total of 246,820. |
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