Doing Business with the Cooperatives of Guatemala

Abstract

In recent years all segments of Guatemalan society, with the help of the international community, have made an effort to achieve peace agreements that orient the country towards sustained economic growth. This makes Guatemala an excellent option for foreign investment in Central America. It is critical to stop and analyze a sector that perhaps does not come to the investor’s attention, like the co-operative sector. Its level of integration, its achievements in socio-economic development and its presence in a wide variety of sectors in the economy, make it worthy of consideration by any investor, contractor or co-operative from another country that is looking for business opportunities.