Nicaragua exporters seek support from Small and medium businesses

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Enrique Zamora, President of the Association of Nicaraguan Exporters and Producers (APEN), said that next week they will travel to Mexico to settle a project with the EU that will help to internationalize their products to 2 thousand small and medium businesses in Central America.

He also added that they are analyzing strategic alliances among small producers in the region in order to have an exportable supply in Central America that will supply the demand in some markets.

Source: elnuevodiario.com.ni

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