Florida Ice & Farm Buys Brewery in USA

CentralAmericaData EXPRESS Monday, October 29, 2012 Daily Update      Market Place      Economic & Financial Reporter      Press Releases      Events      Training      Companies Trouble viewing this email? See it online Add a friend, click here. Seleccione: English l  Español Central America daily news CR Florida Ice & Farm Buys Brewery in USA Cerveceria Costa Rica, a subsidiary of Florida Ice and Farm, has agreed to buy, at a cost of $388 million, North American Breweries Holdings, the largest independent brewer in the U.S. PA Tender for Water and Sanitation Works The Ministry of Health in Panama is putting out to tender thirty integrated water and sanitation works, construction of a new aqueduct, improvements to three aqueducts and construction of 129 sanitary units. CR State Banking Responsible for High Interest Rates The President of Costa Rica Laura Chinchilla criticized state-owned commercial banks for being directly responsible for the high interest rates plaguing the economy. GT Philip Morris Closes Plant in Guatemala Arguing that smuggled cigarettes account for up to 60% of consumption in Central America and because of excessive export regulations, the tobacco company has ceased its operations after 50 years of being in the country. SV Government of El Salvador Plans New Taxes If passed the new reform would create taxes for financial transactions, unproductive properties and newspapers. HN Honduras Concessions Oil Exploration The Honduran government is negotiating with BG Group over the award of a hydrocarbon exploration concession in 3.5 million hectares in La Mosquitia. PA Repeal of Law on Land Sale in CFZ The Panamanian Minister of the Presidency announced that President Martinelli has pledged to repeal the controversial Law 72, after returning from his trip to Asia.   Daily data Daily currency Oct 29 Year change   Colón 503.26 -3.43%   Quetzal 7.8755 0.43%   Lempira 19.7 3.96%   Córdoba 23.914 5.00% more details... Commodities Oct 29 Day change   Brent 109.02 0.91%   Gold 1,707.60 -0.19%   Rough Rice 1,346.50 1.39%   Coffee "C" 162.15 0.00%   Cocoa 1,552.00 0.52%   Soybean 1,550.00 -0.39%   Corn 744.00 0.95%   Wheat 883.00 0.91%   Ethanol 2.37 0.13%   Silver 31.82 -0.76%   Copper 3.51 -1.39%   Lumber 320.80 1.52% more prices... Markets Oct 26 Day change   Dow Jones 13,107.21 0.03%   Nasdaq 2,987.95 0.06%   S&P 500 1,411.94 -0.07%   Mexico IPC 41,836.92 -0.10%   FTSE 100 5,787.48 -0.33% more indexes...   More News - Panama: Dairy Industry Against Reduced Tariffs - Advantages of Being a Productive State Official - FTA Costa Rica - Colombia has Undefined Sensitivities - Loans for Infrastructure in El Salvador - Users Can Buy Unlocked Cell Phones - Production Chains - Visitors to Panama Keep Increasing - Housing Finance Forum - Construction Exhibition in the U.S. - $3.5 million Land Auction - Call for Participants in Trade Mission to Taiwan - El Salvador: Not Just Laws, But Concrete Actions - Increased Penalties for Faulty Tax Returns - Increased interest in Tender for 600MW in Guatemala - Tariffs Reduced on 42 Food Products - New B2Gold Mine in Nicaragua - Partial Scope Agreement Between Ecuador and El Salvador - Nicaraguan Exporters Reluctant Over Sucre Government purchases   Current by category : Infraestructure & Construction: 534 Health & Medicine: 468 IT & Telecomm: 165 Electrical equipment and supplies: 100 Profesional Services: 72 Agriculture & Food: 65 Auto Industry: 63 Furniture & Wood: 61 Tools & Machinery: 57 Cleaning & Maintenance: 54 Other: 328

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