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A TAMPAGOLD.COM Exclusive Interview with Juan Carlos Pereira
In this interview, Juan Carloa Pereira emphasized the opportunities that exist for U.S. businesses looking to save money through international outsourcing. Additionally noted was the uniqueness of Nicaragua and the safe environment that currently exists. This interview covers many issues in his country and some of the issues affecting doing business there. We hope you find it helpful and informative. Your input would be appreciated.
Juan Carlos Pereira is the Executive Director of ProNicaragua.
As stated on the organization's website: ProNicaragua is the Nicaraguan Investment Promotion Agency, established in 2002. We are a not-for-profit, public-private institution whose mission is to generate economic growth and job creation in Nicaragua by attracting high-quality foreign direct investment. We provide free support services to qualified investors seeking investment opportunities in our country.
www.pronicaragua.org
Nicaraugua is located in Central America and is bordered on the north by Honduras and the south by Costa Rica. It has extensive coastlines on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean. Becoming an independent republic in 1838, the country was the site of a short civil war in the late 70's that brought the Marxist Sandinista rebels to power. Free elections beginning in 1990 have consistently seen the Sandinistas defeated. Severly affected by Hurricane Mitch in 1998, Nicaragua is working to build an economy. As one of the hemisphere's poorest countries, they are addressing extremely low per capita income, under employment, and an overweighted external debt. As a result of the US-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) in late 2005, Nicaragua is looking ahead for greater economic development. The US is currently responsible for almost 65% of their exports and 25% of their imports. Population in mid 2005 was around 5.5 million.
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