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. 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: Another Attempt to Promote Investment in GuatemalaFriday, July 29, 2016 It has been announced that by the end of the year a new office will be operating to promote the arrival of more foreign investment to the country. The Minister of Economy, Ruben Morales, told S21.com.gt that they are "... 'working on the design of a new entity through a Government Decision, in which we will group different functions which used to be developed by Investment Summit, and which will coordinate with commercial attaches abroad in the activity of promoting foreign investment and trade as well as import and exports.'" Guatemala: Foreign Investment StagnatesWednesday, December 7, 2011 The country is not able to attract the capital that flows into the region, despite being the largest economy. Costa Rica and Honduras are the countries who received the most foreign direct investment in Central America in 2011, leaving behind Guatemala near the bottom of the list. El Salvador Raised $542 million in FDI in 2011Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Up to September 2011, the country received a net income of $541.7 million on account of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), $95 million more than in the same period in 2010. A press release from the Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador reads: FDI down in Central America and CaribbeanFriday, September 18, 2009 The manufacturing sector as a whole saw a decline in FDI due to a sharp drop in flows to Central America and the Caribbean. In Central America and the Caribbean (other than financial centres), the decline in FDI inflows was largely due to a 20% fall in flows to Mexico, which mainly resulted from a halving of inflows to the manufacturing sector (CNIE, 2009). Guatemala: Unification of Investment PromotionTuesday, September 27, 2016 Before the end of the year a government agreement could be ready which would unify the various departments for promoting investment as well as the creation of the Guatemala Trade and Investment entity. Prensalibre.com reports that "...Rubén Morales, economy minister, said the goal is to manage this body through an executive committee made up of representatives from the public and private sectors, and which would be chaired by the Minister of Economy." Foreign Investment Figures in Central AmericaMonday, August 14, 2017 In 2016 44% of foreign direct investment in the region was concentrated in Panama, and a fourth consecutive year of increases was recorded, with 16%, while Costa Rica received 27% and increased by only 1.1%. From chapter I of the report "Flows of FDI in Latin America and the Caribbean", by the ECLAC: |
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