Business opportunities
in Central America
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Logistics is the most attractive of the Panamanian economy to foreign investors. It is followed by banking, hospitality and construction.
In July, some 100 American businessmen will visit Panama to look at potential investment opportunities.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The two countries held a second round of negotiations for a Partial Agreement, reviewing sanitary and phytosanitary measures, dispute settlement and other issues.
Technical teams from Guatemala and Trinidad and Tobago began the second round of negotiations for a Partial Scope Agreement (PSA) on Monday in Guatemala City in an effort to strengthen trade relations.
Friday, May 18, 2012
A workshop will be convened in June with South Korean entrepreneurs and tax incentives will be offered to their companies.
In June the government of Guatemala will convene a working group with representatives from South Korean firms in order to prepare business negotiations for allowing investments in the Central American country.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
A study has revealed niches in the Chilean market relating to pharmaceutical, personal care, fresh produce, raw materials for food and plants and foliage sectors.
A statement from PROCOMER reads:
PROCOMER has presented studies on market opportunities for Costa Rican pharmaceuticals, personal care products, fresh produce, raw materials for food, and the foliage and plants industries in Chile.
Friday, May 11, 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:
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
The two countries will seek to intensify their economic cooperation and explore business opportunities.
These issues were discussed at a meeting between the President of Panama, Ricardo Martinelli, and the Special Envoy for Latin America sent by the Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard, Ambassador John McCarthy.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Most notable are the opportunities in agriculture "because there is a lot of land" for production in sectors such as cocoa, rubber, oil palm and sugar.
A delegation of businessmen and government officials from Nicaragua will meet with Guatemalan entrepreneurs from the agricultural sector in order to persuade them to invest in their country.
Friday, April 27, 2012
About 16 reforms have been made, driven by a need to improve the environment for doing business in the country.
Two major reforms reported by the Government to the World Bank in preparation for the next Doing Business ranking are the modification of procedures for paying income tax (Tax Law Update) and installation of an electronic payments system for Social Security Institute (IGSS in Spanish) payments.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
An official mission will visit Taiwan looking to boost the country's investments in Nicaragua and strengthen bilateral relations.
Nicaraguan officials will hold meetings with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, officials from the Ministry of Economy and Affairs Council of the Republic of China (Taiwan) among others.
Monday, April 23, 2012
The Unidad de Bienes Revertidos de Panamá (Department of Reverted Properties, Panama) has announces the upcoming auction of plots in Albrook, classified as Low Density and Low Intensity Residential zones.
These areas are excellent for homes with large open spaces.
Monday, April 23, 2012
The Unidad de Bienes Revertidos (Department of Reverted Property, Panama) has announces the upcoming auction of plots in Amador, classified as High Density Urban Tourism.
The main activities that can be develop in the areas on offer are: casino, hotel, theater, museums, boutiques, theme park, resort, restaurant, cafés, bars, convention centers, recreation centers and the like.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Build or enter into all networks you can. Build strong relationships by listening to others. Be persistent in the consolidation of each contact.
The development and cultivation of contacts is an activity that businessmen should not become lax about, despite the technological advances which facilitate communication, or styles of doing business which have been rooted in Western culture for a long time.
Monday, March 26, 2012
There were more than 10,200 business contacts, and within the Business Center at EXPOCOMER, 4,654 business appointments took place.
A statement from the Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of Panama mentions some of the highlights of EXPOCOMER 2012:
Monday, March 19, 2012
The continued success of the event lies in the professionalism of the services offered to exhibitors and buyers, and the importance of business contacts that it propitiates.
EXPOCOMER 2012, presents the thirtieth successful and consecutive version of the exhibition, organized by the Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of Panama (CCIAP).
español
1890