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in Central America
Monday, March 28, 2011
The survey by the Superintendence of Banks reflects greater optimism by 50% of the business sector for this year.
Out of the 25 largest companies and trade associations, 69% project an increase in sales, while only 21% expect to hire additional labor.
Of the survey, Javier Zepeda, executive director of the Chamber of Industry of Guatemala (CIG), "... believes that the results of the survey do not reflect the reality of the country and added that the sample is very small," reports the article in Elperiodico.com.gt.
Friday, April 23, 2010
The Netherlands will donate money for business projects; it aims to foster alliances between domestic and foreign entrepreneurs.
The required investment for each project must range between $400.000 and $2 million, and the Dutch government would donate half of the resources.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Multinational corporation 3M plans to double its business in the next three years.
Inge Thulin, vice president of International Operations, explained that Guatemala, together with Latin America, remains one of the company's top markets.