Business
in Central America
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.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
From 21st to 22nd May the Latin American Conference on Business Continuity and Information Security will take place in Costa Rica.
National and international experts will analyze and discuss the key pieces to improving the business continuity program, technologies and data integrity in businesses. This will take place during the Second Latin American Conference on Business Continuity and Information Security to be held in Costa Rica on 21st and 22nd May at the Hotel Radisson Europa.
Friday, April 27, 2012
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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.
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, April 16, 2012
Employers in Peru and Costa Rica will explore potential business in the areas of food, clothing, cosmetics, foodstuffs, lubricants and paints.
Businesses can not wait, and even though a free trade agreement with Peru is still passes through the bureaucratic cliques of the Legislative Assembly of the Central American country, Peruvian entrepreneurs have taken the initiative and organized a business meeting with colleagues from Costa Rica.
Monday, April 2, 2012
Companies involved in this project led by Agexport attended 157 meetings, closing deals of $5 million in the first six months.
Agexport President, Francisco Menendez, said that 65% of small and medium businesses managed to close business using the methodology of the Mesa Mesoamerica.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Salvadoran companies attending the trade show in Panama, closed deals for $670,000, and conducted more than 90 business meetings.
Giovanni Berti, Executive Director of the Agency for Promotion of Exports and Investments of El Salvador (Proesa), said that Panama, together with the countries of the Caribbean, "will become one of El Salvador’s main partners in the medium term. Both the Dominican Republic, Cuba and Panama are very complementary markets to us. "
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:
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
The governments of Costa Rica and India are negotiating an Economic Cooperation Agreement and an Agreement for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments.
A statement by COMEX reads:
Visit to Delhi pays off
- Minister unveils opportunities for trade, investment and cooperation.
- Indian authorities examine proposed agreement for the promotion and reciprocal protection of investments.
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).
Friday, March 2, 2012
The Madrid 2012 mission, consisting of representatives from 21 Spanish companies, held 315 meetings with Guatemalan companies, and established a goal of closing some of the deals within two months.
Among the Spanish companies forming Madrid 2012the mission were: Athelia Solutions, Hispafuentes, Industrias Duero and the consortium Inrialsa-Alquivano, SA, from La Rioja, which announced the installation of a plant which will manufacture PVC windows.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
The Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of Panama is ready for its largest event, which will be held from 21st to 24th March at ATLAPA Conventions Center.
30 YEARS: "SHOWCASE OF WORLD TRADE"
The Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of Panama starts the countdown to 2012 EXPOCOMER
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