Guatemala News News Guatemala » Trade: Guatemala fights to retain favored trade status with Europe
GUATEMALA CITY – There’s not a cocktail bar in Central London that doesn’t stock Guatemala’s famous Ron Zacapa, an English Starbucks that hasn’t launched a “Guatemala Cappuccino,” or a high-end ...
News Guatemala » Trade: Guatemala’s Shark Meat Trade Exposed
Silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis), one of the most commonly landed sharks on both coasts of Guatemala. Silky sharks are listed under CITES Appendix II and are considered globally vulnerable.
News Guatemala » Trade: As Guatemala considers trade ties with mainland China, Taiwanese warned to worry about loss of allies
Taiwan started the year with 13 formal allies. With the loss of Nauru, that number fell to 12 last month, and now another - Guatemala - could be about to make the switch in diplomatic recognition to ...
News Guatemala » Trade: Think Free-Trade Deals Can Raise Labor Standards? This Case Suggests Otherwise.
This piece first appeared in Labor Notes. The first-ever labor case brought under a free-trade agreement is almost over — but it’s taken years to bring just one case this far, and the potential ...
News Guatemala » Trade: How fentanyl laid waste to Guatemala's time-worn opium trade
Guatemalan security forces eradicate opium poppies in a village near Tajumulco, Guatemala, March 20, 2024. The boom in supply and use of the synthetic opioid fentanyl has devastated the trade in opium ...