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WebGuide - Nicaragua

 

The following WebGuide, compiled by Summer Intern Kevin Riegel and the Ypsilanti U. S. Export Assistance Center, is meant to provide an overview into the many sources of information which must be considered in making a business decision.  Your feedback is appreciated to keep this as comprehensive a document as possible.  For a copy of the Country Commercial Guide, prepared annually by the US Commercial Service, Nicaragua please click here. 

Airlines

AEREOLINEAS / AIRLINES - NICARAGUA http://www.ascinsa.com/
COPA Airlines http://www.copaair.com/ 
TACA - Lowest airfares to Latin America, hotels, car rentals, cruises http://www.taca.com/ 

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Banks

BAC International Bank, Ph: 274-4444, Fax: 274-4620 http://www.bac.com.ni/ 
BANCENTRO, Km 4 1/2 Carretera Masaya, Managua Nicaragua. PBX : (505) 278 - 2777. Fax : (505) 278 - 6001 http://www.bancentro.net/
Banco Uno http://www.bancouno.com.ni/ 
BDF http://www.bdf.com.ni/ 
Central Bank of Nicaragua http://www.bcn.gob.ni/ 

In addition to the following links, the following guide may be of help: Questions for Your Banker.  It has links to several directories of worldwide banks.

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Business with Nicaragua

Doing business in Nicaragua http://www.businessculture.com/
Doing Business with Nicaragua http://www.wtc-no.org/programs/
Nicaragua's Best Guide • June - July - August http://www.guideofnicaragua.com/
US Commercial Service Nicaragua: Doing Business in Nicaragua? http://www.buyusa.gov/

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Chambers of Commerce

Cámara de Comercio Americana de Nicaragua (AmCham), (American Chamber of Commerce of Nicaragua), President, Ing. Enrique Pereira
Executive Director, Marcia Salazar, Apartado Postal: 2720 Managua, Nicaragua, Tel: 505-267-3099, 267-3633; Fax: 505-267-3098, E-Mail: amcham@amchamnic.org.ni		 http://www.amchamnic.org.ni 

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Directories and Databases

IBW Portal http://www.ibw.com.ni/ 
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Financing Agencies

Nicaragua -- Letter of Intent, Supplementary Memorandum http://www.imf.org/
Summary of International Assistance http://www.iadb.org/

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General Country Information

ABC Country Book of Nicaragua - geography Flag, Map, Economy ... http://www.theodora.com/
BBC NEWS | Americas | Country profiles | Country profile: Nicaragua http://news.bbc.co.uk/
CIA - The World Factbook -- Nicaragua http://www.cia.gov/
NICARAGUA TOURS - ECOTOURISM, CULTURE, HIKING, SIGHTSEEING & BEACH http://www.toursnicaragua.com/ 
U.S. Library of Congress Country Study - Nicaragua http://lcweb2.loc.gov/

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Intellectual Property Rights

Intellectual property rights in common bean breeding : opportunities and constraints for local and participatory ... http://ex-epsilon.slu.se/
Law Firms in Nicaragua - Intellectual Property http://www.hierosgamos.org/
nicaragua 301 99 http://www.iipa.com/
NICARAGUA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AGREEMENT http://www.mac.doc.gov/
Nicaragua/Intellectual Property Materials http://natlaw.com/interam/ni/ip/ 
SICE - Intellectual Property - National Legislation By Country http://www.sice.oas.org/

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Market Research

US DOC Market Research (Registered users only) http://www.buyusainfo.net/
Communications Markets in Nicaragua - Research and Markets -... http://www.researchandmarkets.com/
Country Report - Nicaragua - Market Research Report http://www.mindbranch.com/
Distempers, Water Pigments, Varnishes, and Lacquers in Nicaragua -... http://www.researchandmarkets.com/
Nicaragua Economic & Product Market Databook - 2005 http://icon.ecnext.com/
Nicaragua Market Information, Export Services, Manitoba Trade http://www.gov.mb.ca/
Nicaragua Market Research - Reports By Country Industry Reports http://www.marketresearch.com/
Nicaragua telecommunications market research, Nicaragua telecoms reports http://www.totel.com.au/
STAT-USA Market Research Reports http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/e

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Michigan Exports

Item 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total 1526659 6059151 16322595 2325047
337 Furniture & Related Products 241903 573006 179646 541242
334 Computers & Electronic Prod. 3675 1705822 5986408 528054
325 Chemical Manufactures 118497 95173 148310 520754
336 Transportation Equipment 729853 134254 189553 333118
333 Machinery Manufactures 134878 116419 203638 225696
326 Plastic & Rubber Products 7600 242710 1161003 51418
316 Leather & Related Products 63010 66198 70833 47593
335 Elec. Eq.; Appliances & Parts 53617 2908103 8265902 25095
339 Misc. Manufactures 0 2600 4508 15226
332 Fabricated Metal Products 0 24594 5660 10716
910 Waste & Scrap 0 0 0 8400
315 Apparel Manufactures 16000 0 0 5819
990 Spec. Classification Provisions 12834 9683 22191 5000
323 Printing & Related Products 36929 29173 17441 4066
322 Paper Products 8850 3680 27647 2850
111 Crop Production 0 0 0 0
311 Processed Foods 99013 129057 33610 0
314 Non-Apparel Textile Products 0 0 0 0
331 Primary Metal Manufactures 0 3354 0 0
327 Non-Metallic Mineral Mfgs. 0 0 6245 0
920 Used Merchandise 0 15325 0 0

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Miscellaneous

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Newspapers

Nicaragua - Newspapers - All Newspapers.com http://www.allnewspapers.com/
Nicaragua News http://www.nicaraguanews.com/ 
Nicaragua Newspapers -- DailyEarth http://www.dailyearth.com/
Nicaragua Newspapers - Nicaragua Newspaper & News Media Guide http://www.abyznewslinks.com/
Nicaraguan Newspapers : Newspapers from Nicaragua : Nicaraguan News http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/
World Press Review - Nicaragua Newspapers and Magazines http://www.worldpress.org/

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Nicaragua's Economic Outlook

Economic Outlook http://www.motherearthnews.com/
Nicaragua Country Commercial Guide 2004, Chapter 2 - Economic... http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/
Nicaragua Economic & Product Market Databook - 2005 http://icon.ecnext.com/
Nicaragua Profile: Economy http://www.nationmaster.com/
US Embassy in Nicaragua - Economic and Commercial Section http://managua.usembassy.gov/

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Nicaragua's Government

CIA - The World Factbook -- Nicaragua http://www.cia.gov/
Governments on the WWW: Nicaragua http://www.gksoft.com/
Nicaragua Profile: Government http://www.nationmaster.com/
Open Directory - Regional: Central America: Nicaragua: Government http://dmoz.org/

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Transportation

CIA - The World Factbook -- Nicaragua http://www.cia.gov/
Consulates of Nicaragua - Transportation - http://consuladodenicaragua.com/
Factbook: Nicaragua Transportation - Yahooligans! Reference - http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/
Nicaragua - Transportation http://www.country-data.com/
Nicaragua/Transportation - Information in Free Online Encyclopedia online encyclopedia article http://na.link.decdna.net/
Nicaragua/Transportation - Information in Free Online Encyclopedia online encyclopedia article http://na.link.decdna.net/
Nicaraguan Transportation | Nicaragua's Transportation ... http://www.travelblog.org/
Transportation Security - Business White Papers, Webcasts and Case Studies - BNET.com http://industries.bnet.com/
Wikipedia: Transportation in Nicaragua http://en.wikipedia.org/

In addition to the following links, the following guide may be of help: Questions for Your Forwarder.  It has links to several directories of worldwide freight forwarders and logistics companies.

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Travel and Tourism

Consulate of Nicaragua - Tourism - http://www.consuladodenicaragua.com/
Nicaragua Tourism and Travel Information http://www.morgansrock.com/
Nicaragua Tourism Destinations - iExplore Adventure Travel http://feedpoint.net/
Nicaragua Tourism Industry Investment Incentive Law http://www.geocities.com/
Nicaragua tourism information http://www.costaricapages.com/
Nicaragua Tours | Nicaragua Tour Guide http://www.iexplore.com/
NICARAGUA TOURS, TRAVEL & HOLIDAYS - WHY VISIT NICARAGUA? http://www.toursnicaragua.com/
nicaragua travel tourism http://www.archaeolink.com/
Nicaragua Vacations & Tourism, Nicaragua Hotels, Nicaragua Attractions - Yahoo! Travel http://travel.yahoo.com/
Welcome to Nicaragua http://www.intur.gob.ni/

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US Government

US Commercial Service http://www.buyusa.gov/nicaragua/en/ 
Background Note - US Dept. of State http://www.state.gov/
Consular Information Sheet - US Dept. of State http://travel.state.gov/
US Embassy, Manauga http://managua.usembassy.gov/

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Date Updated: March 27, 2007

 

 

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