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EMBASSY OF NICARAGUA - FINLAND | 1

Trade and Development A View from Nicaragua

RICARDO ALVARADO, AMBASSADOR OF NICARAGUA

14 May 2013

Estonian Roundtable for Development Cooperation


2013 Nicaragua Profile

Capital: Managua

Languages: Spanish (Official)

English, Miskito and Ethnic

Languages - Caribbean Coast

Population: 6.03 million

77% under the age of 39

Density: 50 people per Km2

Growth: 1.3%

Workforce: 2.99 million, 49.1% underemployed

Currency: Cordoba (C$24.73 x US$1 – 2013 average)

Time Zone: UCT/GMT – 6 hours

Source: INIDE, Population Estimates and Projections, 2007 Revision. PRONicaragua


Macroeconomic indicators

2006 2011 2012

GDP (US$ millions) 6,786.3 9,317.3 -

GDP per capita (US$) 1,228.8 1,582.2 -

Cumulative inflation (%) 9.4 8.0 3.39a)

Economic growth 4.2% 5.1% -

Exports of Goods and Services (US$ mill) 1,914.1 4,016.0 -

Imports of Goods and Services (US$ mill) 3,404.3 6,125.4 -

External Debt (US$ mill) 4,526.7 4,072.6 4,127.3

Internal Debt (US$ mill) 1,336.0 1,169.9 1,200.6


Macroeconomic indicators

2006 2011 2012

Gross International Reserves (US$ mill) 924.2 1,892.3

Industrial Sector Production (US$ mill) 2,762.7 4,198.6 -

Agricultural Sector Production (US$ mill) 1,358.3 2,089.5 -

International Maritime Cargo

(Thousands of Tons) 2,707.0b) 3,473.7b) -

Remittances (US$ mill) 697.5 911.6 657.6 c)

Direct Foreign Investment (US$ mills) 286.8 967.9 232.6 d)

Unemployment rate 5.6 6.3 -

• Preliminary Data: • a): As to September 2012. • b): Data from de Central American Commission of Maritime Transport (COCATRAM). c): January-August 2012. • d): January-March 2012.


Fight against extreme poverty


Food Security and Education 2007-2012

1,050,567 children in primary education have access to a balanced diet

• 230,000 families benefited by the “Food for Work” Program”

• 123,438 women benefited by the “Zero Usury Program”

• 208,462 producers benefited by the “Improved Seeds Program”; 388,366 acres

• 100,000 women benefited by the “Zero Hunger Program”

• Right to free education to children and young Nicaraguans

• Reduced illiteracy rate from 22% in 2006 to 2.8%

in 2011 (UNESCO)


FAO’s recognition to Nicaragua

23 April 2013, Rome

• great efforts in the fight against hunger

• Between 1990 and 2010

– Prevalence of undernourishment from 55.1% to 20.1%

• Millennium Development Goal 1

• FAO marking this accomplishment


Energy, Tourism and Safety 2007-2012

•2007-2010: blackouts of up to 12 hours were eliminated •2012-2016: 532.97 MW (geothermal, wind power and hydroelectric projects) •2012-2016: expected the arrival of 6.7 million new tourists

•Nicaragua one of the safest countries in the region


Crime in Nicaragua A surprising safe haven

How Central America’s poorest country became one of its safest Jan 28th 2012 http://www.economist.com/node/21543492


Nicaragua and Human Development Index (UNDP)

1980 - 2012 •Nicaragua's HDI rose by 0.4%/ annually from 0.461 to 0.599 today •Today ranked 129th


Thankful to development cooperation

• Slowly but surely, Nicaragua is climbing out of the cellar of the UN’s Human

Development Index

• However, unexpectedly, some donors have decided to phase out development

cooperation programs affecting the fight against extreme poverty


Exports are growing


EU & Central America Association agreement

• Three pilars

• Political dialogue

• Cooperation

• Trade

• First of its kind • EU Parliament: December 2012 • Trade pillar expected in 2013


The Association Agreement; trade pillar

Evolution of Central America’s trade with the EU In billions of US$

• Major business opportunities for both

parties

• In 2010, bilateral trade: €12 billion


EU a trading power

•15.5 % of world trade (in goods) in 2011

•Largest importer 16,1% (2011)

•First exporter 14.9% (2011)

•EU-27 received €241.7 bn in FDI 2011 (ranking

1st before US €226.9 bn)

Agreements in force: Mexico, Chile, Cariforum Negotiations concluded: Central America, Colombia, Peru

Negotiations ongoing: Canada, Mercosur Negotiations Under consideration: US


• CA liberalizes 69%

• Savings for EU exporters: € 87 millions/year in custom duties

• Expected gains for CA: € 2.6 billions

• Gains

• Fruits, vegetables, nuts: Panama and Costa Rica

• More competitive textile sector: Guatemala and Nicaragua

• Transport equipment: El Salvador and Honduras

EU & Central America Association agreement


Protecting intellectual property rights Geographical Indications

Examples of European GIs Champagne Cognac Polish Vodka Scotch whisky Cava Roquefort Parmiggiano Reggiano Feta Mozzarella di Bufala Campana Wines from the Bordeaux, Porto, Ribera del Duero… Examples of Central American GIs Café de Marcala from El Salvador Café Antigua from Guatemala Cheese from Nagarote and Chontales from Nicaragua...


Patent applications to the EPO/

million habitants

•Sweden (306.7)

•Germany (265.6)

•Denmark (241.7)

•Finland (217.7)

•Estonia (38.1)

•Latvia (10.7)

•Lithuania (6.5)

Closing the EU-CA Technology Gap


Enhancing Scientific, Research and Innovation Cooperation

28. SANTIAGO DECLARATION CELAC-EU Dialogue Jan 2013


Central America

28. SANTIAGO DECLARATION CELAC-EU Dialogue, Jan 2013 We stress the importance of triangular, south-south and other modalities and mechanisms of cooperation. We also stress the importance of cooperation for capacity-building and greater involvement of local and indigenous communities as well as corporations, higher education institutions and research institutes for development initiatives that support, among others, high quality knowledge, entrepreneurship and innovation in the pursuit of sustainable development.

Geographical location

• Advantage for trade

• Nature’s violent

phenomena

• Preventive mechanisms


EU and Central America Association Agreement

Some projected results

• Small GHG emissions

• CO2 emissions (+0.0 %)

• Wage increase

• Poverty reduction

• Increase in investments and FDI

• Deeper integration & positive economic impact

• Increased trade, more specialization

• Long-run beneficial effects


Central America is a great investment story – buy now

By James McKeigue Feb 18, 2013 www.moneyweek.com

Gran Canal de Nicaragua

Maersk Triple E

By James McKeigue Feb 18, 2013 www.moneyweek.com

http://www.moneyweek.com/

http://www.moneyweek.com/


China Invests in Central America

IPS: “From satellites to inter-oceanic canals, the most innovative or ambitious investments in Central America are coming from China”

IPS: “…China’s presence is much more ambitious in Nicaragua, where President Daniel Ortega signed a memorandum of understanding in September with the recently created Hong Kong-based HK Nicaragua Canal Development Investment Co to finance and build a canal linking the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean…” http://www.ipsnews.net/


KAUPPALEHTI/ TIISTAINA 25. SYYSKUUTA 2012


Tourism

European visitors to Central America

up by more than two per cent in 2012

www.traveldailynews.com


Emerging Power Markets In South And Central America To 2020

Mar. 6, 2013 www.onlineresearchreports.com

http://www.onlineresearchreports.com/


Estonia – Central America Trade

ESTONIA Exports - Imports Euros, 2012 Guatemala 59557 1874 El Salvador 1491 14297 Honduras 47617 12676 Nicaragua 34907 6459 Costa Rica 337224 562198 Panama 115681 12448

Source: Statistical Office of Estonia www.stat.ee

http://www.stat.ee/


Opportunities for Estonian companies

ESTCube-1, the first Estonian

satellite, launched on 7 May 2013

A world leader in e-government


Saksamaa unenägu, aastal 1988 Inspiratsiooni eest tänades nikaraagua luuletajat Joaquín Pasost Sources: http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/festival-de-poesia/277913

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Desde Estonia llegó Jüri Talvet

http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/festival-de-poesia/277913





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Finland *second best country to be a woman Nicaragua *9 out of 135 worldwide in the Gender Gap index 2012 (Sources: Iltalehti, weforum, The Globe and Mail)

Estonia *best place to be a female engineer (Sources: Iltalehti, weforum, The Globe and Mail)

Parhaat maat elää naisena: 1. Islanti (viime vuoden sija 1.)

2. Suomi (3.) 3. Norja (2.) 4. Ruotsi (4.) 5. Irlanti (5.)

6. Uusi-Seelanti (6.) 7. Tanska (7.)

8. Filippiinit (8.) 9. Nicaragua (27.)

10. Sveitsi (10.) 60. Estonia (52.)

How to achieve sustainable development?


FAO: “Nicaragua has advanced most in overcoming hunger in Latin American

countries”…

“Extreme poverty and hunger are visibly decreased in the country”

FAO G. Director Jose

Graziano da Silva: "The progress is a clear proof that we can eradicate hunger if the countries have a

purposeful action"

“Nicaragua has been selected as one of the pilot countries for priority delivery on

Strategic Objective MDG1 (contribute to the eradication of hunger, food insecurity

and malnutrition) under the new FAO Strategic Framework”

Nicaragua fighting hunger


● Sustainable development

● Supporting small farms to end hunger

● Agricultural research and development (R&D)

Nicaragua: Women On The Frontline In The Fight Against Hunger (WFP)


Nicaragua offers access to a market of over 1,500 million consumers as a result of FTA agreements with several countries

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