El Salvador: Training for Northern SMEs

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An agreement was signed between the Commerce Chamber and the company Chemonics International, to improve the productive processes of these companies in order to access new markets.

From newspaper La Prensa Gráfica: "SMEs benefited with this alliance engage in forestry, vegetables, fruits, dairy, craftsmanship and tourism".

Source: laprensagrafica.com

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