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Four Guatemalan micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises will share Q425,000 in capital after winning the 2026 edition of Empréndete G100, a business acceleration platform backed by a group of 100 local business leaders who fund the awards personally. The winners, announced at the program's Grand Final
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ENERGUATE, the electricity distributor that serves most of Guatemala's interior, is accelerating upgrades to its grid as power demand in its service area climbs at a double-digit pace, a trend that reflects expanding household consumption and commercial activity beyond the capital. The company reported that energy demand
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Two Guatemalan advertising agencies collected four awards at the Luum Awards 2026, a global festival that recognizes purpose-driven communication, placing the country's creative services sector alongside work from markets such as the United States, Canada, Germany, Sweden, and France. Publicidad Comercial MullenLowe and Castillo de If each
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BANRURAL has been named Best Bank in Guatemala 2026 by LatinFinance, marking the second consecutive year the lender has received the regional financial publication's top country honor and adding to a string of international recognitions this year. LatinFinance cited the bank's financial performance, innovation in financial
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Learn what a quality agreement between a laboratory and a distributor covers to protect medicines, document processes, and respond to safety concerns.
Explore how a pharmacovigilance alert moves in Guatemala, from a patient report through analysis, communication, and laboratory follow-up in practice.
Learn why biopharmaceutical medicines need a specialized distribution with cold-chain control, traceability, quality oversight, and pharmacovigilance.
The pulse of a changing nation
For years, companies organized foreign trade around lean inventories, timely deliveries, and favorable market conditions to control costs. The just-in-time model helped businesses manage resources and respond to demand. However, global trade has changed, exposing the limits of tightly coordinated supply chains. Geopolitical tensions, conflicts, climate events and
How are returned, damaged, or expired medicines managed? Learn about quarantine, evaluation, traceability, recalls, and safe final disposal processes.
Corporación Multi Inversiones (CMI), a family-owned multilatina with more than a century of business history, has four of its executives featured in Revista Summa’s July 2026 special edition, “Leaders Who Inspire in the Region.” The publication highlights business leaders whose work contributes to organizational transformation, talent development, and
Universidad Francisco Marroquín (UFM), through its Faculty of Economic Sciences, held Business Day 2026 on August 6 at the Juan Bautista Gutiérrez Auditorium in Guatemala City. Under the theme “Empowering Minds, Transforming Futures,” the event brought together business leaders, executives, entrepreneurs, and professionals for a series of discussions on innovation,
Grupo LAFISE and the Mexican Business Council for Foreign Trade, Investment and Technology (COMCE) have launched the Central American Roadshow, an initiative to strengthen commercial ties between Mexico and Central America. The program began in Guatemala with an agenda focused on connecting companies, identifying business opportunities, and encouraging greater commercial
Key metrics for efficient pharmaceutical distribution: order accuracy, complete deliveries, on-time performance, availability, and key incident rates.
Guatemala’s leading companies have been recognized in the 2026 edition of the Empresas Más Atractivas para Trabajar (EMAT) ranking, an annual survey conducted by Tecoloco that identifies the organizations people consider most attractive as employers. The results highlight businesses across multiple industries, including banking, retail, manufacturing, food and beverage,
Guatemala City is hosting entrepreneurs, investors, executives, and technology leaders for Disrupt Summit 2026, a conference taking place November 4 and 5 at AVIA in Zone 10. The event brings together participants to discuss innovation, business development, and technology’s role in transforming companies. Organizers expect approximately 2,000 attendees,
Learn how a pharmaceutical distributor coordinates inventory, orders, and deliveries to restock pharmacies, hospitals and clinics without disruptions.
Cybersecurity is becoming an increasingly important factor in the digital growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Guatemala. While businesses continue to incorporate digital payments and online tools into their operations, concerns about fraud and cyberattacks are influencing their decisions to adopt new technologies and expand into additional
Progreso secured first place in the ranking of corporate communication teams in MERCO Guatemala 2026, based on evaluations from economic journalists. The recognition highlights the company’s relationship with the media and its approach to institutional transparency and communication. The ranking placed Progreso ahead of Castillo Hermanos, CMI, IRTRA, and
Fogel de Centro América was named Guatemala’s Exporter of the Year 2026 during the 38th National Export Awards, organized by the Guatemalan Exporters Association (AGEXPORT) on October 29. The recognition highlights the company’s international reach and its contribution to the country’s manufacturing sector. The award ceremony, held