Category Archives: Banking & Finance

Obligation to update information for NGOs in Guatemala

In Guatemala, Decree number 4-2020 “Reforms to the Law of Non-Governmental Organizations for Development, Decree number 2-2003 of the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala and the Civil Code, Decree-Law number 106 of the Head of Government” entered into force, which establishes, among other provisions, the obligation of a Non-Governmental Organization (“NGO”), registered and operating…

Modification to the Instructions for Qualifying Financial Institutions Not Domiciled in El Salvador

As of January 1, of this year, the new “Instructions for Qualifying Institutions Domiciled Abroad in the context of the Income Tax Law, Tax Law on the Transfer of Personal Property and the Provision of Services and Tributary Code” entered into force. These Instructions regulate tax benefits such as VAT exemption (currently 13%) and income…

BLP has advised IDB Invest on a US$23 million loan to Grupo Desarrollador de Parques Industriales S.A in Costa Rica

BLP has advised IDB Invest on its combined long-term and medium-term loan of up to US$23 million to Grupo Desarrollador de Parques Industriales S.A to develop the Green Park Industrial Park in the Coyol area on the outskirts of Alajuela. The financing will be used for the construction of several industrial buildings within the Green…

BLP advises IDB Invest on its senior loan for up to $25 million to American Industrial Park S.A. de C.V. (AIP)

BLP has advised IDB Invest on its senior loan for up to $25 million to American Industrial Park S.A. de C.V. (AIP). AIP is one of the leading companies in El Salvador in the construction and administration of free trade zones and industrial parks, with more than 25 years of experience in the market. It…