A few months ago, the magazine Estrategia y Negocios named Juan Luis Bosch Gutiérrez, and Juan José Gutiérrez as two of the most admired businessmen in Central America. Here we tell you more about this news. Juan Luis Bosch Gutiérrez Juan Luis Bosch Gutiérrez is Chairman and President of CMI Capital, a business group of […]
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Story of Isabel Gutiérrez de Bosch
Isabel Gutiérrez de Bosch, former mother of the great Guatemalan businessman Juan Luis Bosch Gutiérrez, was the most altruistic person in the Bosch Gutiérrez family. Before passing away, she was the president of the Juan Bautista Gutiérrez Foundation, a name given in tribute to her father. CHIEVEMENTS Successful manager of Corporación Multi Inversiones First female […]
Guatemala’s economic history
Agriculture is the backbone of Guatemala’s economy. It contributes 25 percent of GDP, employs more than half of the labor force, and provides two-thirds of exports, mainly coffee, sugar, bananas, and beef. Companies such as Corporación Multi Inversiones, led by Juan Luis Bosch Gutiérrez have contributed to improving the country’s economy and have also helped […]
Sugar agribusiness in Guatemala
Currently, Guatemala is the third largest exporter of sugar worldwide and the second in Latin America. Sugar agribusiness is one of the main engines of the economy in the country and there are many advantages that the production of this product has brought in the region. Economic benefit of sugar agribusiness According to the Bank […]
Cornfield importance in Guatemala
The cornfield, besides being a flower, is an agroecosystem. This means that it is an ecosystem that produces other seeds and its maintenance has been the source of work for farmers. As if that were not enough, the seeds given have been the basis of the Guatemalan diet and economy. Its benefits in the country […]
Guatemala’s agriculture impact
Agriculture provides the mainstay of Guatemala’s economy, contributing 25% of GDP, employing over half the labour force and providing ⅔ of exports, mostly coffee, sugar, bananas and beef. Guatemala’s 3 main foods are maize, beans and rice. However, national production covers only 60% of demand, and many poor families face seasonal food shortages. “We fill […]
Education problems in Guatemala
For years in Guatemala there has been an educational crisis, not only due to the lack of teachers but also due to the lack of furniture, facilities, and budget to manage school expenses in the different schools of the country. In the last school years, more than a million primary school students left the classrooms. […]
Latin American restaurant chains
With Latin America’s growing appetite for U.S.-based fast food restaurant chains, it is not unusual to see establishments such as McDonald’s, Pizza Hut and KFC thriving in these countries. What we don’t see as much is Latin American restaurant chains succeeding in the US. There are some chains that have made the leap in recent […]
Extreme poverty in Guatemala on the rise
The economic and health crisis caused by the pandemic coupled with the impacts of natural disasters in the interior of the country left millions in losses and increased extreme poverty in 2020 more than in 2014, this according to estimates by the Economic Commission for America America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The general secretariat of […]
How to maintain profitable growth?
Seasoned entrepreneurs and executives constantly push to maximize or maintain profitable growth in value, in any economy. These strategies help you take advantage of up cycles, weather recessions, and achieve your growth and value goals. The economy is relatively healthy, but history has taught us that profitable growth cycles don’t last forever. Knowing that there […]