Measuring the Working Environment is EssentialWednesday, June 1, 2011 The problem is how to make the measurements objective and how to measure without succumbing to the pressure generated by the expectation of inclusion in the rankings of companies with the best working environments. The Great Place to Work Institute has managed to convince companies that a good working environment is beneficial and brings good results and because of this many are working seriously to improve theirs. Successes of the "Better Work" ProgramMonday, January 28, 2013 Starting in 2011 the "Better Work" Program has generated improvements in working conditions and competitiveness in free zone companies in Nicaragua. From a press release issued by the Ministry of Labour in Nicaragua: Co-working Spaces Business GrowsThursday, April 4, 2019 WeWork, a U.S. company dedicated to renting shared spaces for work, announced that at the end of 2019 will begin operating in Costa Rica. WeWork will have its first location located in the project C3 (former Real Cariari), San Jose, in the General Cañas Highway, Cruce de San Antonio de Belen, with a building of 6 floors, with capacity for 2,000 people, informed the Costa Rican Coalition of Development Initiatives (Cinde) through a statement. The best companies to work for in Central America and the CaribbeanMonday, July 28, 2008 The Great Place to Work Institute (GPTW) has cited 22 firms from Central America and the Caribbean as being the best places to be employed. "We are dedicated to making a better society, helping companies transform themselves into excellent work places," says Institute official José Tolovi. Co-Working: Business IncreasesThursday, February 27, 2020 Almost a year after starting operations in Costa Rica with its first building, the American WeWork, dedicated to the rental of shared work spaces, announced that it plans to invest in two more properties in the next two years. In April 2019 it was announced that WeWork would have its first location in the C3 project (formerly Real Cariari), San José, in a 6-story building with capacity for 2,000 people. After having concluded the adaptation works, Microsoft, its first client in the country, is already operating in the building. Nicaragua Joins Central American Customs UnionWednesday, September 2, 2009 Next Friday Nicaragua will join the Customs Union, whose current members are El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Haroldo Rodas, Guatemalan Chancellor, remarked that Nicaragua's adhesion to the Union will foster trade between the countries of the region, and improve the environment for negotiating the Association Agreement with the European Union. El Salvador to Join the Customs UnionMonday, July 17, 2017 At the end of July, talks will begin between the governments of the Northern Triangle to assess the inclusion of El Salvador in the Customs Union between Guatemala and Honduras. In the first talks to be held at the end of July, technical tables will set up which will have the task of negotiating the terms and conditions under which El Salvador will join the Customs Union, it was reported in a statement by the Salvadoran Ministry of Economy. Union Fenosa to change handsTuesday, August 19, 2008 ACS, owner of Union Fenosa (UF), has agreed to sell the company to Gas Natural for $16.75 billion. The distributor provides electricity in the east and western parts of Guatemala. The Central American Economic IntegrationTuesday, January 8, 2008 State of the situation november 2007, of the economic integration process of the Central American region, basically refers to the legal institutional framework and insertion of Central American into international trade. Intitutional legal scope, Central American trade with the world, Central American free trade zone, Central American customs union and the insertion of Central America into the world economy. The Best Companies to Work ForFriday, May 15, 2009 FedEx Express is first, Kimberly Clark second, followed by Oracle Caribbean, SC Johnson, Diageo, McDonalds and Agrisal Group. In the rankings elaborated by the Great Place to Work Institute of Central America and the Caribbean, FedEx repeated as the best company to work for within Central America and the Caribbean. Dutch Trade Mission in Guatemala and Costa RicaMonday, April 8, 2013 Dutch producers of plants, vegetables and flowers will visit both countries from 11 to 18 May 2013, looking for investors interested in the sector. Information published by NethWork: The Government of Nicaragua hopes that within a week it will sign an agreement to by 16 per cent of Unión FenosaThursday, April 24, 2008 The Government of Nicaragua hopes to sign a memorandum of understanding before month-end with Union Fenosa to acquire 16 percent of the shares of its affiliate in Nicaragua, Emilio Rappaccioli, Minister of Energy and Mines, has said. The ministry said that the government of Daniel Ortega wants to have a representative on the board of directors who will be more than a figurehead. Honduras Guatemala Customs Union Still on HoldFriday, November 4, 2016 Although it was initially scheduled for December this year, the start date for operations will not now be before mid-2017. Representatives from the Central American Economic Integration System (SIECA) explained to Diario de Centroamerica that "... at the moment the computer aspect is being developed and they are making adjustments to border posts, which Guatemala and Honduras agreed will remain in the latter country because it has some better facilities, so that they can bear the whole load. " Customs Treaty in Effect in GuatemalaThursday, February 3, 2011 With the publication in the official newspaper the Framework Convention for the Establishment of the Customs Union is now in effect. The agreement was approved by Congress on September 9th, 2010. Honduras is Now Part of the Customs UnionThursday, May 28, 2009 The agreement allows the free movement of some 6,200 products, 94% of the trade between the three countries involved, Guatemala, El Salvador and now Honduras. The three nations have almost 70% of the trade within the region, which in 2008 reached $6.4 billion. |
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