Agreement establishes joint economic development, small business and trade initiatives between the two capital cities. #NewsismyBusiness
The event will feature more than 40 international experts in compliance, captive insurance, financial crimes, among others. #NewsismyBusiness
The strategic alliance aims to enhance logistics solutions for SMEs and individuals in Puerto Rico. #NewsismyBusiness
New proposal aims to grow the industrial sector and create STEM jobs. #NewsismyBusiness
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Puerto Rico’s local companies have doubled their impact on the economy since 2017, becoming the island’s main source of jobs.
Puerto Rican company Gustazos has added online payment company PayPal to its options, with the goal of simplifying and expediting the buying experience for its customers, the companies announced Wednesday.
Puerto Rico will be represented for the first time at the Havana International Fair, slated to take place on the neighboring island nation Oct. 31-Nov. 4, as a result of a effort between the Development and Commerce, the Puerto Rico Trade and Export Company and the private sector, it was announced Thursday.
Intellectual property rights experts from the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Patents and Trademark Office will be in Puerto Rico on Feb. 25 to offer information on how local businesses can protect their intellectual property rights when they are exporting their product and services to the U.S. mainland and overseas markets.
As part of an initiative to promote exports of local products, Economic Development Bank President Joey Cancel-Planas announced Wednesday the signing of a partnership with Scotiabank Puerto Rico to spur international transactions.
Looking to boost exchanges in key areas such as agriculture, manufacturing and energy, and reestablish direct trade routes between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, the Department of Economic Development and Commerce has created a task force responsible for promoting commercial ties between the islands.
The U.S.‐Panama Trade Promotion Agreement, an initiative through which President Barack Obama seeks to increase opportunities for U.S. businesses, farmers, and workers through improved access for their products and services in foreign markets, takes effect Oct. 31.
As recently reported in News is my Business, U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce Francisco Sánchez urged Puerto Rico to take advantage of the recently formed U.S. Corporation for Travel Promotion, which has $200 million to market the mainland and its jurisdictions on a global scale.
How many times has it happened that you excitedly find a store online selling that one item you have been coveting or needing, only to discover that when you’re ready to pay for your order, you’re shot down by a message saying “we do not ship to Puerto Rico.”
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