Nicaraguan exports in Central America and nearby countries Belize and Panama rose 20 percent in the first six months of the year compared with the same period in 2007, a government exportation agency reported.
The Export Processing Center (CETREX) reported that goods shipped to other countries in the region from January to June grossed $279.3 million, up from $233.4 million in the first half of last year.
Exports to countries in the region this year have so far made up 33.4 percent of Nicaragua´s total exports, which in the first half of 2008 reached $835.3 million.
El Salvador continues to be Nicaragua´s biggest Central American buyer, followed by Honduras, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama and Belize, according to the report published recently on the export center´s Web site www.cetrex.com.ni.
