Nicaragua organizes business forum in Madrid

MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Nov. 14, 2013 - PRLog -- Nicaragua will organize a business forum in Madrid this Thursday, November 14th at the facilities of the Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations (CEOE, for its acronym in Spanish), to promote investment and trade opportunities with Spain in the framework of the recently signed Association Agreement between Central America and the European Union.

Nicaragua’s delegation will be composed of senior government officials, among them General Álvaro Baltodano, Presidential Delegate for Investments of the Government of Nicaragua; Ana Isabel Morales, Minister of Interior; Orlando Solórzano, Minister of Development, Industry and Trade; Emilio Rappaccioli, Minister of Energy and Mines; and Paul Oquist, Private Secretary for National Policies. On behalf of the private sector, José Adán Aguerri, President of the Superior Council of the Private Enterprise (COSEP, for its acronym in Spanish) and other Presidents of Business Chambers will be assisting, as well as representatives of foreign companies successfully operating in the financial, meat industry, food industry, construction and mining sectors.

The main objective of this initiative is to promote and position Nicaragua as an ideal destination for foreign investment and as a provider of high-quality products for Spain, in order to increase economic exchange with the country. This event will have the support of Nicaragua’s diplomatic representation in Spain, in alliance with the CEOE.

“We are going to present the trade opportunities Nicaragua offers to the European Union. We consider there is a great potential for business with this region and that we can mutually benefit in terms of trade and investment, especially within the framework of the Association Agreement we recently signed”, commented General Baltodano.

Some of the topics that will be discussed during the event include the country’s economic development in recent years, strategic country projects, security indexes and social peace, transformation of the energy sector, benefits of the Association Agreement, investment and trade opportunities in Nicaragua, the government and private sector alliance, and success stories of European companies in Nicaragua. Also, the forum will offer a space for bilateral meetings between European and Nicaraguan companies in order to encourage business between the countries.