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From left to right: Ambassador of Guatemala to Sweden, H.E. Mr. Francisco Gross, Ambassador of Panama to Sweden, H.E. Mr. Jaime Ortega, Ambassador of El Salvador to Sweden, H.E. Mrs. Anita Escher Echeverría, Ambassador of Sweden to Central America, H.E. Mr. Anders Kompass, Chairman of SWECA, and Honorary Consul of Belize, Mr. PG Jönsson.

Invitation Ambassador Kompass SWECA 20171116

Ambassador Anders Kompass

Doing Business in El Salvador

From left to right: 1. Ambassador of El Salvador to Sweden Anita Escher Echeverría, SWECA Board Member Nils Ekman, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador Hugo Martínez, and SWECA President P-G Jönsson.

Meeting with Ericsson

Margareta Nordqvist Eidenstam

The founders of SWECA

Tom Bruno, Margareta Nordqvist Eidensten and Tomas Hammar, consuls of Costa Rica, Guatemala and El Salvador respectively, founded SWECA in 2008.

Rodrigo Ernesto Gómez

From left to right: Ambassador of Guatemala to Sweden, H.E. Mr. Francisco Gross, Ambassador of Panama to Sweden, H.E. Mr. Jaime Ortega, Ambassador of El Salvador to Sweden, H.E. Mrs. Anita Escher Echeverría, Ambassador of Sweden to Central America, H.E. Mr. Anders Kompass, Chairman of SWECA, and Honorary Consul of Belize, Mr. PG Jönsson.

Invitation Ambassador Kompass SWECA 20171116

Ambassador Anders Kompass

Doing Business in El Salvador

From left to right: 1. Ambassador of El Salvador to Sweden Anita Escher Echeverría, SWECA Board Member Nils Ekman, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador Hugo Martínez, and SWECA President P-G Jönsson.

Meeting with Ericsson

Margareta Nordqvist Eidenstam

The founders of SWECA

Tom Bruno, Margareta Nordqvist Eidensten and Tomas Hammar, consuls of Costa Rica, Guatemala and El Salvador respectively, founded SWECA in 2008.

Rodrigo Ernesto Gómez

The Central American Integration has many actors, below are some of the most important:

SICA
www.sica.int
The Central American Integration System (SICA in Spanish) has as its main mission the integration of the Central American Region. It is an institution created by the governments of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panamá.

SICA Institutions
www.sica.int/sica/instituciones.apsx?IdEnt=401
The Institutions in charge of different aspects of the Central American Integration can be found here (not all the institutions have an english webpage).

SIECA
www.sieca.org.gt/site/Inicio.aspx?Lng=2
The Central American Economic Integration Secretary (SIECA in Spanish) has as main mission to assist technically and administratively the Central American Integration System (SICA).

CABEI
www.bcie.org/english/bcie/index.php
The Central American Bank of Economic Integration (BCIE in Spanish) is the largest financial institutions in Central America. Its mission is to fight poverty, promote regional integration and insert Central America into the Global economy.

General Links

News

Through a new alliance with the Interamerican Development Bank, SWECA offers all of its members exclusive information about trade rules and regulations, economic statistics as well as business opportunities and potential partners and financiers in Central America.

Connect Americas

Past events

27th of November 2019

Building entrepreneurship among poor Mayan indigenous women and assisting business in emerging countries to export to Sweden

Presentations of the activities of Fundación Progresar and Open Trade Gate Sweden

September 5, 2019

Doing Business in Central America

Presentation by Mr. Nils Ekman of Xcentur

March 23-24, 2017

AGRITRADE Expo & Conference 2017

A commercial event in Antigua, Guatemala, in which agricultural products, both fresh and processed, of the region of Central America, are presented to

international buyers. Website

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Nov 15, 2016

Löfbergs Green Coffee Supply Chain - Focus Central America

Purchasing Director Martin Löfberg invited our members for coffee testing and an update from the industry with a focus on Central America. Pictures

Oct 26, 2016

Conference on the Panama Canal, the Metro System and Business Opportunities for Sweden

On the occasion of the visit of His Excellency Ing. Roberto Roy, Minister of Canal Affairs, the Embassy of Panama, Business Sweden and SWECA organized a Conference on the Panama Canal, the Metro system and Business Opportunities for Sweden. The event took place at the SEB HQ in Stockholm. Pictures

Oct 13, 2016

Visit from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador, Hugo Martínez, visited Stockholm and engaged in a seminar about the benefits for Swedish companies and investors of doing business in El Salvador. During his visit, the Minister also met with SWECA and high executives at Ericsson to recognize the 102 years of the company's presence in El Salvador, the first Central American country where it established operations. Pictures

Nov 9-10, 2016

Guatemala Investment Summit

The GIS brought together investors, international business leaders as well as entrepreneurs from different parts of the world.

Jun 9-11, 2016

Expo Invest Panama

Expo Invest targets companies, individuals and businesses seeking opportunities in public and private sectors, development of commercial and tourist areas, financial management services as well as for people looking for bargains on private investment, education or residence abroad.

Apr 26, 2016

SWECA Annual Meeting

Election of the new Board and guest speech by Jonas Borglin, CEO at NIR - International Council of Swedish Industry.

Sep 16-19, 2015

Panama Exposición Comercial y Logística

La Primera Exposición Comercial y Logística Internacional se llevó a cabo entre los días 16 al 19 de septiembre en el hotel Meliá Panamá Canal en la Provincia de Colón.

www.expocolon2015.com

Aug 19, 2015

Central American seminar

SWECA arranged a Central/Latin American Seminar in Stockholm , together with Business Sweden and the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Oct 13, 2014

Successful business relations with Central America

Business Sweden

Sep 10, 2014

Latin America World Business Forum

Guatemala City

Apr 30, 2014

Euracen Annual General Meeting

Hotel Bristol Stephanie, Brussels

Jan 29, 2014

Information Meeting

Open Trade Gate, Stockholm

Nov 21, 2013

Breakfast meeting: Swedish Waste to Energy Solutions - Large Export Opportunities

Business Sweden, Stockholm

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