The activity will include business conferences, an exhibition of Honduran exporters and an International Business Forum.

During the event the Government will present more than one hundred projects totaling approximately $ 5.000 million in investments.

Foreign Minister Mario Canahuati, told the media that "... up until today more than 170 investors have confirmed their participation, including 50 businessmen from Taiwan and 25 from China and Canada," published La Tribuna on its website.

Source: latribuna.hn

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