Why Paraguay
Paraguay has been a port of destination for many foreigners who for some reason or another left their homeland and they crossed oceans in search of a new beginning. Italians, Germans, French and Swiss began to leave Europe in the second half of the nineteenth century, creating fascinating waves of emigration to the 1880s and after the First and Second World War. The first Mennonites arrived in the mid-1920s, settling in the Chaco, where they remain to this day. The first Japanese families arrived in 1936, establishing the colony Paraguarí Hive. The following surge were postWorld War II and occupied areas Itapúa and Alto Parana. All of them have taken advantage of the benefits of this land, harvesting their opportunities to have her.
MAINLY
REASONS TO INVEST IN PARAGUAY
1. Highest monetary and fiscal stability in Latin America (never had
sharp devaluation, expropriation or freezing of savings, etc..) Lower tax rate
and a very simple tax system;
2. Quick
recovery of economic growth and investment after the crisis of 2008-2009, 10%
growth in 2010 based on food production as global demand tends to grow;
3. Investment Attractions Laws as: Maquila
Regime, that establish tax exemptions and others benefits for industries that
produces for exportation;
4. Access to MERCOSUR, a free trade area with a GDP of U.S. $ 2
billion, which also includes Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay;
5. Excellent
cost-benefit labor in the region and lower social security contributions on
wages;
6. Population
mostly young and with great ease of learning and training;
7. Abundant
availability of electricity at lower rates in the region;
8. Center of
the Paraná-Paraguay, Paraná-Tiete Waterway with free shipping in most of the
country throughout the year;
9. Mild
climate and absence of natural disasters;
10. Abundant
water and fertile land for agriculture.
The Heart of
South America
Is
strategically located in the node the communication paths with Argentina,
Bolivia, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay, on the axle hydrographic Paraguay / Parana
Investment & Partnership Opportunities
In The
World's Next Sustainable Economy
Why Paraguay is Ready to Enter The Global Business & Investment
Community
Paraguay is ideally
positioned to become the next global boom economy. Built upon an incredibly
stable macro economy and conservative fiscal policies, Paraguay’s new
Government and Business Leaders are in unison with regard to opening up the
country's wealth of opportunities to foreign investors. Utilizing strong
government incentives and structures developed to promote PPP’s, Direct
Investments and Local Partnerships in a manner that will promote a sustainable,
transparent economy that will benefit all Paraguayan's, foreign investors have
opportunities rarely present in Emerging Markets.
Why Paraguay
The CIA World Factbook was
recently updated with estimates of gross domestic product growth rates for
countries around the world. Please note that in 2010 the U.S. ranked No. 127,
with an estimated 2.8% GDP growth.
According to the list, six countries have GDP
growth that are outpacing the rest of the globe:
GDP Growth Estimate (%)
Largest GDP Sector (%)
Qatar 16.3
Industry - 71.8
Paraguay 15.3
Services -
53.9
Singapore 14.5
Services -
71.7
Taiwan 10.8
Services - 67.5
India 10.4
Services - 54.7
China 10.3
Services - 43.0
If any further
substantiation of Paraguay’s potential is required, its recent bond issuance
was 11 times over-subscribed at an interest rate of 4.6%.
To many, the attainment of
second place by a country such as Paraguay may come as somewhat of a surprise.
It is, however, no surprise to the modern leaders of Paraguay. These leaders
are actively inviting and seeking foreign investment into the country's wealth
of natural resources, technology, infrastructure, and agricultural
opportunities.
However, for many there are
also major concerns about investing in Paraguay and the conference has been
designed to allow Paraguay's new leaders to tackle these issues head on.
Accordingly the conference will address and attendees will be able to ask
questions on the following important issues:
·
Transparency
International's latest corruption index ranked Paraguay as the second most
corrupt country in Latin America. Learn what today's leaders of Paraguay are
doing to fight corruption, what laws are being implemented to counteract it
what advice can be given to companies considering entering into Paraguay to
avoid it
·
The
legal/regulatory processes by which major infrastructure projects can be
developed
·
How will the
new government ensure that an expanding economy will benefit all Paraguayan
citizens and not just a select few
·
Paraguay has
never expropriated a foreign company but what provisions can a foreign company
can expect to see in agreements relating to business investments to protect
against or mitigate this kind of risk
·
The laws
relating to the (a) protection of proprietary technology used in projects; (b)
utilization of foreign nationals (e.g., US citizens) as employees vs.
requirements for training and employing the local population
·
The new
government’s view on existing bilateral investment treaties which Paraguay has
ratified and international arbitration
·
The protection of Intellectual Property
Rights in Paraguay
·
What
Environmental Laws- Agreements and Treaties are in place and how are they
enforced?
On May 20th and 21st at The
Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove, Miami, senior Paraguayan government and business executives
will discuss their country's latest initiatives to welcome foreign investment
into its rapidly expanding economy. From a macro standpoint it is very clear
that Paraguay has enormous potential as it:
·
Is perfectly
geographically situated to service over 300,000,000 consumers
·
Has an
abundance of the cheapest available energy within the entire South American
region
·
Has already
set up tax efficient conditions (as low as 1% corporation tax) for the
distribution of goods within the MERCOSUR
·
Has attractive
corporate and personal tax rates (as low as 10% prior to deductions)
·
Is perfectly
situated to aid in the distribution of goods and natural resources from
Argentina, Brazil, and Bolivia, to the major Pacific and Atlantic ports
·
Already has
strong trading relationships with countries outside of the MERCOSUR such as
Russia
1st. Net
exporter of electricity
1st. Exporter
of organic sugar world
2do. Producer
and exporter of stevia
2do. Tung
producer in the world
3rd. Producer
of Yerba Mate in the world
3rd. World fleet of barges
(2,200 units
with 200 tugboats)after USA and China
with 200 tugboats)after USA and China
4to. Soybean
exporter in the world
4to. Exporter
of charcoal in the world
4to. Exporter
of cassava starch in the world
4to. Soybean oil exporter in
the world
5to. Soymeal
exporter in the world
5to. Roast
largest consumer in the world,
after Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, USA
6to. Soy
producer in the world
6to. Exporter of corn in the
world
8vo. In
Industrialization of soybeans in the world
9th. Exporter of meat in the world
10th. Exporter of wheat in the world
11th.
Exporter of silk yarn in the world