AFA press partner on Dominican Republic

After months of investigation, United World, one of AFA Press partner agencies, published a special report on Dominica Republic. This country report was produced thanks to the work on site made by one of the agency’s teams, which concentrated its efforts in interviewing the main personalities in the country’s political and business arenas and understanding what is really going on in the country, in terms of economy, development and opportunities. This report was published within the USA Today on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 and it’s also available at Worldfolio, the digital platform where the journalistic projects of this AFA Press partner can be read on-line.

As refered by United World, a lot of changes can be found in the recent history of the country. As many other former Spanish colonies, the country had a dictatorship period which later was changed for one of the strongest democracies in the area. Furthermore, the country took big efforts in developing, becoming as well one of the largest economies in the Caribbean area.

Now, one of the priorities of Danilo Medina’s administration is to empower education as a way to boost the economy in the long term. As a matter of fact, they increased investment in this point up to the 4% of the country’s GDP, although tax rises for this issue where not broadly accepted. As affirmed by Medina, “Without education, there is no true freedom. Without a continuous, efficient and high quality electrical service, there is no productive competitiveness.”

Universal News (AFA Press partner) publishes special report on The Philippines

One of the teams of Universal News moved to The Philippines for several months, in order to gather the right information and offer the proper image of the country’s economy and business arenas. As a result, the final country report was distributed with Foreign Policy on Thursday, December 1, 2011, as well as published at Worldfolio, where it can be read online. The team focused on on-site data and information gathering as well as on interviewing this post relevant personalities and stakeholders in the country. Universal News is one of AFA Press partner agencies.

Among the personalities in the report, the words of President Benigno Aquino III have special value. According to the president, the country is ready for any challenge, after having renewed its confidence in its economy, its government and itself. One of the main points of the Philippine economical agenda during the last years was to ease the private companies’ creation and development. But probably the most relevant actions in the country were taking to face corruption. As a summary, according to President Aquino, The Philippines “have streamlined business registration, improved power supply, instituted reforms and issued policies to fight corruption, and established closer coordination between the national and local governments.”

AFA Press partners on Peru

Let’s talk about a country that has increased its imports in almost a 30% and has made its exportations grow over a 30% in the same period. These were some of the surprising data Business & Investment offered about Peru to the Miami Herald readers on Monday, October 22, 2012. The agency, one of AFA Press partners, had a team investigating in the country for several months in order to elaborate a special country report in which to showcase the business and economic reality of this South American country. The result of their investigations, though data gathering and personalities’ interviewing, can still be read online at Worldfolio.

More features: Mexico agreed to buy during 2013 360 million cubic feet per day of Peruvian natural gas, 400 in 2014 and 500 in 2015. Furthermore, its fishing industry is one of the World’s top, while it’s well known by its mining and mineral refining potential after having been a long-term international player in this sector. Not only that but Peru has got invaluable cultural resources inherited from the Inca culture, as the world-known Machu Pichu, one of the most visited destinations in Peru, along with Lima and Cuzco.

Fishing, mining and tourism are the main pillars of Peruvian economy, but it is much wider. As an example, here are some samples of different industries that can be considered solidly established in the country: asparagus, coffee, cocoa, cotton, sugarcane, rice, potatoes, corn, plantains, grapes, oranges, pineapples, guavas, bananas, apples, lemons, pears, coca, tomatoes, mangoes, barley, medicinal plants, palm oil, marigold, onion, wheat, dry beans, poultry, beef, pork, cement, glass, textiles, clothing, food processing, beer, soft drinks, rubber, machinery, electrical machinery, chemicals or furniture.

Vista Reports (AFA Press partner) on U.S. and Angola bilateral relations

One of the AFA Press partner agencies published the third part of a special country report in Bloomberg Businessweek on Monday, December 5, 2011. The agency is Vista Reports, and the country Angola. The two previous parts where published in the same media. The mentioned agency had on site a specialized team whose mission was to elaborate a full analysis on the country’s economics and business, to dive into these ambiences all along the nation and to interview the most relevant Angolan business and politics figures.

It is a key point in the History of Angola, and what several international characters have defined as a new beginning for the country. As a matter of fact, U.S. former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton transmitted his country’s aim to participate in the reconstruction, rehabilitation and building of the new Angola.

Josefina Pitra Diakite, former Ambassador of Angola to the U.S., highlighted the fast evolution of the bilateral relations between the African country and the U.S. since Obama reached the White House and his administration started to work. In order to calibrate the importance of these bilateral relations, It is key to point out that nowadays Angola is U.S. crude oil top suppliers.