Politics & Government

Panama Facilitates Productive Immigration

ATP, May 24

Permanent residency has been granted to Argentineans, Brazilians, Uruguayans, Chileans, Spanish, and nationals of other countries friendly to Panama.

Spouses of Foreign Executives Able to Work

Panama Regularizes Foreigners Immigration Status

Procedures for Business Registration Streamlined

CentralAmericaData.COM, May 23

The Ministry of Economy in Guatemala has presented "Ventanilla Ágil Plus" (Agile Counter Plus), which will reduce the time for registering a business.

Bureaucracy Hampers Competitiveness

Less Paperwork to Start a Business in El Salvador

Problems with Private Property in Honduras

latribuna.hn, May 23

Sugar producers are demanding respect for legitimate ownership of 10,000 hectares of plantations and mills currently under dispute.

Will Sugar Production Go Up in Brazil?

Lack of Sugar in the U.S.

Failure to Comply with Labor Laws in Honduras

siglo21.com.gt, May 23

Local and U.S. labor unions have filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Labor for breach of the rules established under DR-CAFTA.

Labor Organizations Request that US Start Arbitration

Inspection Rather than Deposits for Maquilas

CEL’s Problems with Contractors

elsalvador.com, May 22

The Executive Hydroelectric Commission of the Lempa River in El Salvador is generating recurring conflicts with international companies who they have contracted.

Chaparral Dam Contractor to be Changed

El Salvador: LaGeo Case Affecting Country's Image

Workplace Safety Inspections in El Salvador

laprensagrafica.com, May 21

Inspectors are to visit companies and institutions in order to check compliance with health and safety standards in workplaces.

Inspection Rather than Deposits for Maquilas

New Law To Control Labor Risks in El Salvador

Tax Collection Up 25%

Confidencial, May 18

Up to March 2012 the Directorate General of Revenue (DGI in Spanish) in Nicaragua raised to nearly $100 million more than planned.

Tax Evasion in Nicaragua Exceeds 10% of GDP

Guatemala Reports Record Revenue Collection

Legal Problems for Purchase of the Northern Corridor

Prensa.com, May 17

An intricate relationship between the companies who own the raises questions about its purchase by the National Company of Motorways of Panama.

Purchase of Northern Highway Confirmed

Panama to Buy Northern Highway for $650 million

El Salvador: Complaints Over Fiscal Discipline

laprensagrafica.com, May 17

The governments cash-strapped position is reflected by delays in payments, while it increases short-term public debt and the IMF has suspended the precautionary agreement.

Fusades Demands Comprehensive Solution to the Fiscal Problem

Fusades: El Salvador Could Lose the Stand-by Agreement

El Salvador: Reform of Law on International Services

laprensagrafica.com, May 17

The International Services Act, which created the environment for the arrival of foreign banks, free zones and call centers, will be modernized.

Three Laws to Promote Investment in El Salvador

Businessmen Ask for Better Investment Climate

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