Guatemala: Electricity, Mining and Roads

©image: Andriyko_UA

Those are some of the conclusions from a report called Analysis of Investment Policy requested to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) by the Guatemalan government.

Factors which adversely affect the country's ability to attract direct foreign investment (FDI), the report mentions income disparities, violence, poor education and deficient health coverage.

In an article by Moses Uriah, Prensalibre.com quotes Gamarro Massimo Meloni, Project Coordinator, as stating, "We must strengthen the various government agencies in order to improve social indicators, this will allow for better investments."

Source: prensalibre.com

More on this topic

Chinese Businessmen Looking to Enhance Business with Costa Rica

May 2012

Representatives of the China Federation of Cooperatives are visiting Costa Rica in order to explore and promote opportunities for trade and investment between both countries.

From a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Trade in Costa Rica:

San Jose, May 10, 2012. Representatives of the Chinese Federation of Cooperatives, which unites more than 4,000 instances from various sectors, is visiting Costa Rica in order to explore and promote opportunities for trade and investment between both countries and promote joint projects in areas related to economic development . The Chinese delegation is headed by the Vice President of the organization, Yu Peishun.

Law Promotes Foreign Investment in Honduras

May 2011

The new law aims to attract more foreign investment through benefits and guarantees to businesses.

The rules proposed by the government and currently being discussed in Congress will be presented to national and foreign companies in the Honduras “Open for Business Conference” to be held on 5 and 6 May.

The Race to the Future

August 2009

¿Which are the most attractive countries for Foreign Direct Investment? In Central America and the Caribbean, Puerto Rico is ahead, followed by Costa Rica and Dominican Republic.

fDi Magazine presented the results of their first fDi Countries of the Future 2009/10 Award.

Costa Rica Hopes to Grow Medical Tourism

April 2012

Competing with giants like Mexico and Brazil, Costa Rica managed to attract 40,000 health tourists in 2010 and hopes to attract more with a variety of value added medical tourism offers.

Emphasizing treatments for Parkinsons, drug addiction, alcoholism and stress, including holistic therapies, Costa Rica is aiming to maximise opportunities in medical tourism, which attracted some 40,000 visitors in 2010, according to the Council for International Promotion of Medicine in Costa Rica (Promed).