Boletín # 7

N-701 de Junio de 2013Honduras will bet on new products in its exports to the European UnionProducers of sweet potato, melons and plantains, amongother agricultural products, can help maintain the surplusin the trade balance between Honduras and the EuropeanUnion.Honduras' surplus in 2012 surpassed USD$ 800 million,according to the Secretariat for Economic Integration ofCentral America (SIECA).Honduran exporters will have preferential duties foraccess to the European Union for a diversity of productsstarting on August 1st, the official date of entry into forceof the Association Agreement between Central Americaand the European Union (AdA). Sweet potatoes, melons and plantains display an enormous potential toprofit in this market of 500 million consumers.More: http://www.elheraldo.hn/Secciones-Principales/Economia/Honduras-apostara-con-nuevos-productos-en-la-UEHonduras will begin to export harvested octopus at the end of the yearAuthorities from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock announced that Honduras will begin to exportharvested octopus next December, as part of a project that began two years ago.The export of the first 2,500 octopi to Japan is being prepared, according to these authorities, who alsoindicated that the first pilot project for the mollusk will be presented next Friday in the Caribbean city ofLa Ceiba, in coordination with the Central American Organization for the Fisheries and AquacultureSector (OSPESCA).The project for harvesting octopus began about two years ago with 200 specimens that went throughvarious phases with positive results, succeeding in adapting to the climate and water conditions in thecountry.More: http://radioamericahn.net/honduras-comenzara-a-final-de-ano-a-exportar-pulpo-cultivado/A conglomerate of Honduran andJapanese companies will superviseworks on the Tourism CorridorThe conglomerate Nippon Koei Co. Ltd,Nippon Koei Latin America - Caribbean Co.Ltd and Gabinete Técnico, S.A de C.V,made up by Japanese and Hondurancompanies, will be in charge of supervisingthat the design and construction of theworks for the Tourism Corridor meet thequality standards and requirements setforth in the concession contract awarded tothe conglomerate Autopistas del Atlántico.The Tourism Corridor is a project structuredby COALIANZA that will improve theconnectivity and competitiveness of thecountry and will provide a highway with thebest operating conditions and that meetsthe highest international quality standards.This project will have a total investment ofUSD $135 million.More: http://www.coalianza.gob.hn/Honduras will manufacture and exportcar airbagsIn the coming months severalcompanies that manufacture carAirbags will set-up in HondurasAnd will export their product tothe United States, the largestmarket for products fromHonduran industrial parks or "maquilas".The President of the Honduran Maquila Association(AHM), Daniel Facusse, stated that the manufacture ofairbags will join the manufacture of harnesses and otherautomotive parts, which is generating revenue ofUSD$400 million for the country.Mr. Facusse also stated that an opening to the Europeanmarket for the export of automotive parts is expectedwith the entry into force of the Association Agreementbetween Central America and the European Union onthe 1st of August.More: http://radioamericahn.net/honduras-fabricara-y-exportarabolsas-de-aire-para-automoviles/3