PRONicaragua

Goodbox, a Taiwanese company specialized in manufacturing printed folding boxes, has confirmed it will be establishing operations in Nicaragua with plans to invest US$5.4 million and generate 4,000 new job opportunities once fully operational.

Nicaragua was recently ranked as one of the top ten best value destinations for 2011by Lonely Planet, one of the largest travel guide book and digital media publisher owned by BBC Worldwide.

Solamon Energy Corp. recently announced the company's intention to develop the largest solar array in Central America, comprising five locations across Nicaragua and delivering 100MW of new energy to the grid.

Concentrix, a global business service provider and wholly-owned subsidiary of SYNNEX Corporation (NYSE: SNX), recently announced it has established a world-class contact center in Nicaragua.

Carlos Denton, President of CID Gallup, confirmed in a recently published article, that the Nicaraguan economy not only showed signs of stability after the country’s recent Presidential elections, but also presents great expectations for 2012.

The 2011 Global Location Trends Report, recently published by the IBM Global Business Service, ranked Nicaragua among the global top 25 destination countries, highlighting the significant increase experienced in terms of investment.

According to the IMF, all quantitative performance criteria for June 2011 were met, and the structural agenda has developed as planned.

PRONicaragua, the official investment promotion agency of Nicaragua, recently stated that the country received two foreign business groups this past electoral weekend interested in investing in the country.

A total of 40 European companies coming from Italy and Spain, and numerous foreign investors already established in Nicaragua attended the Nicaragua.Europe event.

Nicaragua’s economic activity has shown high growth rates during 2011, according to the latest economic report published by the Central Bank of Nicaragua