PRONicaragua

The Index of Industrial Production of Nicaragua grew by 5.2 percent during the second trimester of 2013, a significant growth rate compared to the 0.7 percent reached during the same period in 2012.

The upcoming Central American Nearshore Summit 2013 will be focused on promoting the region as an outsourcing destination and will include a series of presentations from international experts.

The EXPOAPEN conference exceeded the US$37 million that were projected for this year’s purchase intention, besides having included new products for the exports market, such as processed foods.

About 1,200 small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) dedicated to footwear manufacture in Nicaragua expect to end the year with 2 million shoes produced, 200,000 more than in 2012, which would account for an 11 percent increase.

Nicaragua’s bamboo industry was recently highlighted by the BBC as it emphasized that the country’s boom has already begun as new plantations have started to rise in the country.

Peter Vesterbacka, CMO of Rovio Entertainment Oy and creator of Angry Birds, has become part of the elite group of speakers at the first Central American Nearshore Summit (CANS) 2013.

Przemek Gajdeczka, Chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission for Nicaragua, valued as positive the results of the fiscal and monetary policies implemented in the country during the past few years.

On May 2013, a group of Nicaraguan students received global recognition at the 2013 NASA International Space Apps Challenge, a collaboration aimed to improve life on earth and life in space through the development of Apps.

PRONicaragua, the official investment and export promotion agency of Nicaragua, will be visiting Mexico City on September 23rd through the 26th.

Nicaragua’s tourism board (INTUR, for its acronym in Spanish) recently informed that over 607 thousand tourists have visited the country during the first semester of 2013.