españolTaxes: Supermarket Chain InvestigationMonday, December 7, 2020 After inconsistencies were detected between purchases reported by taxpayers and sales that the company declared to the tax authority, an investigation was initiated in Guatemala into the "La Barata" supermarket chain. During the morning of December 7, representatives of the Public Ministry (MP) and the Superintendence of Tax Administration (SAT), held a press conference in which they explained some details about a new case of alleged tax fraud by the chain of stores "La Barata." Energy: Guatemala Gains DemandMonday, October 12, 2020 After IC Power Asia Development sued the Guatemalan State for violating its rights under the Agreement for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments, the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled in favor of the Guatemalan government. On February 20, 2018, the Israeli entity IC Power Asia Development LTD. (former owner of Energuate) sued the State of Guatemala as a result of an inspection carried out by the Superintendence of Tax Administration (SAT), to verify the liquidation of Income Tax (ISR), informed the Ministry of Economy (Mineco). Sugar Tariffs: Brazil Denounces Costa RicaThursday, October 22, 2020 After the Costa Rican authorities raised the tariff on imported sugar from 45% to 73%, the South American country decided to raise before the World Trade Organization, a process to exercise the right of suspension. In June of this year, the Alvarado administration decided to increase to 79% and for the term of three years, the tariff on sugar entering the country. This increase was based on the argument that the unusual growth of imports was harming local production. Costa Rica: ICE Objects to Settlement Between Alcatel and the U.S.Wednesday, May 11, 2011 ICE claims that Alcatel attempted to bribe them in order to be awarded contracts, the Justice Department thinks otherwise. The trial undertaken by the U.S. Government against the French company Alcatel, for alleged bribes to obtain contracts abroad, especially in Costa Rica, could end in an settlement between the Department of Justice and Alcatel, who would have to pay compensation of $137 million for the damage . Vehicles: Importer Sued in El SalvadorMonday, January 27, 2020 The company "MICARRO SV" is accused of not delivering the vehicles to a group of consumers who had already paid for them. The consumers "paid large sums of money" to the company Inversiones Latinoamericanas, S.A. de C.V., (COINVERLAT, S.A. de C.V.) and Cristian Javier Pineda Reyes, who operated the company "MICARRO SV", reported the Consumer Defense Office. Nicaragua: Formal Work Up 4%Tuesday, February 13, 2018 The electricity and agriculture sectors were responsible for the year-on-year increase of 4% registered in the number of workers affiliated with the social insurance scheme up to December 2017. From a report by the Central Bank of Nicaragua: The High Cost of ProtectionismThursday, February 6, 2020 In Costa Rica, the Contentious Administrative Court ruled in favor of the companies who accused the government of damaging the local market, after the Solis administration banned the import of Mexican avocado in 2014. The conflict, which remains unsolved, dates back to several years ago, when in May 2014 Costa Rican authorities decided to ban the import of avocados from Mexico, arguing the existence of the disease known as sun spot. Panama: Productive Sector Demands Judicial IndependenceTuesday, October 25, 2016 The union of private companies is promoting a reform that allows strengthening of the administration of justice and ensures the independence of judges and prosecutors. From a statement issued by the Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (CCIAP): Trump Sues Owners of Trump Ocean ClubWednesday, November 4, 2015 For having wrongfully terminated the management company of the building, Donald Trump is claiming $75 million from the condominium owners in Panama. CBS News reported that the suit was filed by Donald Trump confidentially with the International Chamber of Commerce, based in Paris. Panama Mapping Contract DenouncedFriday, September 25, 2015 The Varela administration is sueing to nullify the contract signed with a subsidiary of Finmeccanica to develop a digital map for $22 million. The lawsuit filed by the Ministry of the Presidency with the Supreme Court aims to nullify the contract signed in 2010 by the Martinelli administration, arguing that they have "motives distinct from public interest". El Salvador Wins $4 Million Lawsuit Against Private CompanyFriday, May 28, 2010 The state won a lawsuit against construction company “Sociedad CPK Consultores”, which was ordered to pay $4 million in indemnification. The company was charged for failing to comply with contractual requirements when building a prison in Jucucapa. Panamanian Poultries in Antitrust LawsuitWednesday, October 13, 2010 The Consumer Protection Authority sued nine of the 14 companies for monopolizing the country's poultry prices. The lawsuit was filed by ACODECO, the Consumer Protection and Competition Agency, against "Arce Poultry, Chong Poultry, Greece Poultry, Franz Poultry, Melo Enterprises, the National Association of Poultry Producers Panama, the Guayacanes Processing, Products Toledano and Cooperative Juan 23," Pa-digital.com.pa informed. Embargo Ordered on McDonald's Brands in El SalvadorThursday, August 16, 2012 After the multinational’s failure to pay a Salvadoran businessman who won a lawsuit against them, a court has ordered an embargo of the 36 McDonald's brands in the country. In October 2011, after 14 years of litigation, the Salvadoran Supreme Court ruled in favor of the company Servipronto of El Salvador. HSBC Sued for Millions in El SalvadorThursday, November 19, 2009 Coffee grower José Antonio Salaverría filed a complaint against the company for $22 million. Salaverría argues that the bank breached a contract that guaranteed funding for his coffee mill. Growing Demand for Airline StaffFriday, November 16, 2012 In Latin America the growth of air services is from 6 to 8% per year, and the forecast is that it will accelerate to 12 or 14% in the next 5-10 years. An article in Capital.com reports that "It is expected that demand for air travel in Latin America will exceed that of other regions in the next 20 years, which will be a challenge for Latin American airlines in terms of the use of advanced technology, increasingly reliable security systems and first class service for customers so as to compete in this dynamic market, issues that are being examined during the ninth forum of the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) which is taking place from today in Panama City . " |
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