españolShopping Centers ReopenFriday, July 31, 2020 After more than four months of closure due to the covid-19 outbreak, shopping malls in Guatemala received the endorsement to start serving their customers and as of July 31 have reactivated their operations. With the publication of Ministerial Agreement 187-2020, the Health Alert System for the covid-19 epidemic was made official, which includes four alerts: red or maximum, orange or high, yellow or moderate, and green (new normal).
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$5 Million Train Management ServicesWednesday, July 15, 2020 The Costa Rican Railway Institute tenders the labor service for the conduction and management of the trains of the Pacific and Atlantic Sector. Costa Rican Government Purchase 2020LN-000004-0012900001: Tender for $5 Million in Tank MaintenanceFriday, March 6, 2020 Refinadora Costarricense de Petróleo tenders the maintenance service of tanks, in the modality of consumption according to demand. Costa Rican Government Purchase 2020LN-000001-0016700102: Panama: Line 3 Close to Being AwardedFriday, January 31, 2020 After several complaints filed in the bidding process for the design and construction of Metro Line 3, the authorities decided to dismiss the allegations made by the ACPC Consortium and the company China Railway Group Limited. In December 2019, it was announced that the report of the evaluation board had been partially annulled and the committee was instructed to conduct a new analysis of the proposals of HPH Joint Venture and China Railway Group. Strikes: Legal Guarantee in Costa RicaThursday, January 16, 2020 After the approval in second legislative debate of the law authorizing employers to suspend, from the first day of demonstration, the payment of wages to public servants who go on strike, the file will go to the President, Carlos Alvarado. The Plenary Session of the Legislative Assembly approved, with 35 deputies in favor and 13 against, in its second and final debate, Bill 21,049, which will regulate strikes by establishing new rules so that workers can exercise this right, the Legislative Assembly reported. Guatemala: Tender for Office FurnitureThursday, October 3, 2019 The Judicial Branch tenders the supply of executive, secretarial and computer desks, as well as furniture for coffee machines and microwaves, for offices at the national level. Guatemala Government Purchase 10198105: Subway Rail: Bids to Carry out a Feasibility StudyWednesday, October 2, 2019 EY Law and Logit Engenharia are two of the seven companies that submitted bids in Guatemala to carry out the advanced engineering study for the North-South Axis passenger Interconnection and Urban Rail Transport project in the country's capital. On October 1, financial bids were opened in the tender process to award the advanced engineering study for the Metroriel project. The National Agency of Alliances for the Development of Economic Infrastructure (ANADIE) reported that seven companies went through this phase. Tourism Loses Competitiveness in the RegionTuesday, October 1, 2019 In the 2019 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index, Costa Rica, Panama, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala fell back in the ranking, while the Dominican Republic was the only country that improved. According to the report prepared by the World Economic Forum, during 2019 Costa Rica ranked 41 out of 140 countries. It was followed by Panama at box 47, the Dominican Republic at 73, Nicaragua at 91, Honduras at 94, Guatemala at 99 and El Salvador at 108. Guatemala: Tender for Office FurnitureWednesday, August 28, 2019 The Judicial Branch tenders the supply of robot-type files and files with four drawers, which will be distributed in different parts of the institution. Guatemala Government Purchase 10230971: Tender for Construction Works in ParksTuesday, August 20, 2019 The Municipal Mayor's Office of the Central District of Honduras tenders different construction works in several recreation plazas. Honduras Government Purchase LPrNO-35-AMDC-80-2019: Panama Canal: Risk Rating ConfirmedFriday, August 16, 2019 Because of its financial and competitive strength, the rating agency Fitch Ratings confirmed that the risk rating as an issuer of long-term debt is "A", with a stable outlook. The ratings reflect an underlying asset that is critical not only for Panama, but also for international trade, as evidenced by its stable volume performance, solid competitive position and well-diversified cargo mix, the ratings company explained. Advances in Urban Train ProjectTuesday, July 30, 2019 The contract for access to the railway network was signed between the Municipality of Guatemala and Ferrovías, which will serve for the construction project of a Metro Riel, an estimated investment of $772 million. On July 29th in a ceremony held at the Museo del Ferrocarril del Centro Histórico, it was reported that in addition to the signing of the contract for access to the railway network between the Municipality of Guatemala and Ferrovias Guatemala (Fegua), also signed the bases of coordination between the Municipality, Fegua and Anadie, which will facilitate the development of the project. Construction Materials: Prices up to June 2019Tuesday, July 23, 2019 During the first semester of the year, the price of the quintal of tie wire of steel caliber 16 grew 12%, and the price of the structural galvanized steel sheet, stamped, caliber 26, dropped 4% in Guatemala. The Construction Materials Price Index (IPMC), elaborated by the National Statistics Institute (INE), measures the variations of the prices of the eighty-nine (89) materials and services that integrate the representative basket of inputs that are used in the construction activity, using as base month December 2018 = 100. Investments to Reduce EmigrationFriday, May 24, 2019 The execution of five energy and infrastructure projects in Southern Mexico and the Northern Triangle of Central America could boost the area's economic growth and slow migration. The projects discussed now are not new, they have been part of the discussion of the region's businessmen and governments for years, but now they have come back into the discussion, as a possible response to the pressure exerted by the U.S. Transport: More Infrastructure Investment NeededTuesday, April 23, 2019 To cover the demand projected by the transport sector for the 2016-2030 period, around 2.2% of GDP should be invested in infrastructure, but Central American countries allocate, on average, 1.8% of GDP. According to the study "Achievements and Challenges of Central American Integration: ECLAC Contributions", between 2008 and 2015 Panama was the country that reported the highest average investment during the period in transport infrastructure with 3.68% of its GDP, followed by Honduras with 2.21% and Nicaragua with 1.99%. |
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