The greatest economic challenge of Guatemala is to generate more and better job opportunities.  For this purpose both foreign and private national investments have increased and the conditions to compete in international markets have improved.  Presently Guatemala has stable public policies and effective institutions in the financial sector.

The commitment of the present administration is to provide full support to investments that will contribute to the growth of the country.  Therefore, Guatemala has enacted laws that simplify the process for direct foreign investments in the country, such as:

• Law for Foreign Investments (Decree No. 9-98)
• Law for the Free Negotiation of Foreign Exchange  (Decree No. 94-2000)
• Law for Tax Free Zones (Decree No. 65-89)
• Law for the Development and Promotion of Export Activities and Maquila (draw back) (Decree 29-89)