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Guatemala Renews Trade Policy

The new government authorities want to emphasize improving competitiveness and investment attraction.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

More competitiveness and attracting foreign investment. Those are the two axes of a renewed foreign trade policy announced by the National Council for Promotion of Exports (CONAPEX) in Guatemala.

"The new policy modernizes the current one and will be integrated into the national competitiveness agenda with a new proposal," said Maria Luisa Flores, Vice Minister of Economy, cited byPrensaLibre.com.

According to the website, the new policy has been consulted on with various sectors of CONAPEX including chambers of commerce, ministries of Economy, Finance, Agriculture, and the Bank of Guatemala.

Source: prensalibre.com

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María Luisa Flores César Zamora Consejo Nacional de Promoción de las Exportaciones (Guatemala)

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