The Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) will be staging Explore: Do Business Jamaica Virtual Investment Conference (DBJVIC) from November 17 – 18, 2021 to introduce local and international investors to business opportunities in the island’s growing industries.

Morgan & Morgan Legal advised Mercandú, a startup based in El Salvador, in designing the corporate structure and Seed investment round of US$1,500,000.00 with which it launched its e-commerce website and mobile app that operates a regional digital marketplace offering door to door delivery of over 150,000 products.

A delegation of seven executives from the Chinese laboratory Sinovac, led by the company’s Vice-President, Weining Meng, came to Chile to assess the feasibility of setting up here.

The Bioprist Group, an organization centred around pharmaceuticals and health care consumer products and development of Special Economic Zones, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the University of the West Indies (UWI) to commit to the training of health care practitioners, and the development of medical tourism related activities.

The Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMCVPA) has engaged in a partnership with global entertainment marketing agency, The SMC Group, that will see the enterprise making a ground-breaking investment to enhance the Music and Audio Production, Animation, as well as Dance specialisations at the College.

Welcome to the May edition of Energy Panorama. This month’s featured report “Changes in the Generation Dispatch Criterion in Mexico: A Summary of Direct Impacts” is a Policy Brief, authored by our Non-Resident Fellow, Francisco Xavier Salazar. The Policy Brief explores amendments to Mexico’s Electric Industry Law, but goes beyond the question and debate of the law’s constitutionality and focuses on the significant effects on the economy and the...

We are undoubtedly living in challenging times. The crisis generated by the pandemic, with its devastating social and economic consequences, has pushed us to reinvent ourselves. It has also spurred us to make the effort to look beyond the crisis.

Fitch Ratings - New York - 18 Mar 2021: Fitch Ratings has affirmed Jamaica's Long-Term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'B+'. The Rating Outlook is Stable.

The FinTech industry is consolidating its position in Chile. According to a study conducted by EY and the FinTech Association (FinteChile), the pandemic has provided an opportunity to grow in a context in which digital transformation has played a crucial role in the development of this market.

Contributions can be made on the BCB website until Friday April 23rd