Businesses from El Salvador and Mexico join forces

Major companies with local and regional presence in El Salvador have decided to join forces and build a partnership with representatives of Mexico's business sector, in order to get most benefit out of intraregional trade.

According to an article in Elsalvador.com: "Initially, the organization will consist of 18 companies, among which are GRUMA (Grupo Maseca), Dina Motors, Wal Mart Mexico, TACA-Avianca and Grupo Calvo."

Source: elsalvador.com

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