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Single Registration for Patents in Central America

December 8, 2015

A proposal has been made for the region to standardize the criteria for patenting so that it has the same validity and is treated in the same way in each of the Central American countries.
Meeting in Panama, patent experts and government

El Salvador: Medical Tourism is Growing

December 8, 2015

Forecasts are that by the end of 2015, 24.500 foreigners will have entered the country in order to receive medical treatment, generating revenues of $25 million annually.

According to the union one of the reasons which explains the

El Salvador: Contracts for El Chaparral

December 8, 2015

The Russian company Tyazhmash will design and build a 66 MW turbine and the Salvadoran company Dycsa will build the powerhouse and finish the remaining work on the El Chaparral hydroelectric dam.

The Executive Hydroelectric Commission of

El Salvador: Corporate Center for $36 million

December 3, 2015

 

It has been announced that a corporate complex will be built as part of the Tuscania, a development project on the road to Puerto La Libertad, in the city of Zaragoza.
The office building is designed to complement the residential

The Decline in Coffee Prices

December 3, 2015

In El Salvador the drop in the international price, which has been aggravated because of the negative differential with which the country's production is paid, comes on top of the problems of performance, processing and logistics costs.

An

More Hydroelectric Stations to be Tendered in El Salvador

December 2, 2015

It has been announced that the tender documents to choose a company to resume work on the dam El Chaparral, estimated at $291 million, are ready.

Authorities at the Executive Hydroelectric Commission of the Lempa River (CEL) explained that

El Salvador: Industrial Fair 2015

December 2, 2015

The meeting of industrial companies will be held in San Salvador from 8 to 11 October and at the same time Expo Taiwan will take place.

The Salvadoran Association of Industrialists (ASI) will be holding the 11th. Edition of the Industrial

El Salvador: Banco Azul Starts Operating

December 2, 2015

The new entity, founded with 100% local capital, has started operating two branches offering products such as savings and checking accounts, personal loans, mortgages and corporate lending.
The entity started with an initial capital of $60

"Partner" Buildings in Guatemala City and San Salvador

December 2, 2015

Two office buildings have been announced, one in the Zona Rosa in San Salvador and the other in zone 15 in Guatemala City, with tenants sharing amenities in both capitals.

The Guatemalan company Calidad Inmobiliaria has announced that it

El Salvador: Control of Money Transfer Companies

December 2, 2015

The Superintendent of the Financial System has started monitoring the operations of companies that send and receive remittances.

With the law reform passed by the Assembly, legal persons performing operations to systematically send or

El Salvador: Control of Money Transfer Companies

December 2, 2015

The Superintendent of the Financial System has started monitoring the operations of companies that send and receive remittances.

With the law reform passed by the Assembly, legal persons performing operations to systematically send or

Costa Rica Trade Mission to El Salvador

December 2, 2015

On August 17th and 18th seven food exporting companies will be showcasing in El Salvador products such as tea, juices, sauces, chocolates, coffee, spices and nutritional supplements.

The Foreign Trade Promotion Office of Costa Rica is