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A group of Honduran and Spanish businessmen met on Wednesday in Tegucigalpa to explore areas of collaboration that could benefit companies from both countries.
The business meeting with the Spanish Commercial Counselor accredited in Guatemala, Bernardo de Lizaur, was promoted by the Spanish ambassador in Tegucigalpa, Diego Nuño García.
The diplomat told EFE that the event is due to the fact that “there is an increasingly important Latin American investment in Spain” and that it is “a trend that is becoming stronger every year.”
He added that it was a coincidence that last year the Spanish ICEX published that Honduras was the second largest Latin American investor in Spain, after Mexico, which was due to a one-off investment, the purchase of the Honduran Banco Atlántida from a Spanish bank.
“We believe that this is something that is of interest to many businessmen I have been able to speak to, who have asked me about the possibilities of investing in Spain, so I have come to the conclusion that it would be good to organize an event so that we can distribute this information to interested businessmen,” the diplomat stressed.
He also said that Honduran businessmen have shown interest in meeting the commercial advisor in order to establish a relationship, and that one must also bear in mind that many Spanish companies are run by Hondurans.
Honduran businessman Eduardo Facussé told EFE that the meeting called by the Spanish ambassador “is aimed at seeking meetings between Spanish and Honduran investors and making ourselves known so that we can eventually have some kind of economic relationship.”
Furthermore, “it is healthy to seek out these investments that can be channeled into our country, both from Spaniards here and from Hondurans there,” he emphasized.
According to Facussé, Honduras has great advantages and much to offer Spanish businessmen so that they can come and invest in the Central American country, which has opportunities in sectors such as beach and archaeological tourism, among others.
He added that Spanish businessmen, given their experience in tourism, can teach Hondurans in this area.
Another advantage of Honduras is that it is two hours by plane from the United States, which could allow for a system of growing vegetables and legumes, for example, to export to that country, as Spain does to Europe, he stressed.
“They can teach us how to do it and I think it would be a good opportunity to generate jobs and investments here in Honduras,” said Facussé.
The businessman also recalled that there are now two direct flights between the two countries, with Spanish companies that “are providing a good service to many Hondurans who live in Spain,” some 250,000 according to records from the Tegucigalpa authorities. EFE
