When Diego Marroquín Bitar started his keynote speech in Atlanta Thursday, he held up his smartphone for the audience, advising them to keep theirs close by.
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Posted inConsular Conversations
Event Recap: Dominican Republic Diplomat Eyes Trade Beyond Tourism
Consular Conversations OTP: Dominican Republic July 30, 2025Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce The Dominican Republic’s consulate general for the Southeast U.S. is based in New Orleans, a vestige of the days […]
Posted inDominican Republic
Focusing on Georgia, Dominican Republic Aims to Seize Key Moment in Trade With U.S.
Amid the trade skirmishes of President Donald Trump‘s 2.0 term, one Caribbean economy has been noticeably absent from the headlines: the Dominican Republic. That suits the country of 11 million […]
Posted inMexico
Shattering Stereotypes and Talking Trade: Departing Mexican Consul General Reflects on Nine Years in Atlanta
When Mexican Consul General Javier Diaz de Leon presumably heads to Turkey as Mexico’s ambassador there this month, he’ll miss a few aspects of Atlanta: family, friends and food — in that order.
Posted inBrazil
Brazilian-Owned Food Giant Is Investing $400M in Northwest Georgia
A Brazilian-owned chicken giant is set to build its latest facility in the northwest corner of Georgia, investing $400 million and creating 630 jobs in LaFayette. Pilgrim’s, which was […]
Posted inCulture
Event Recap: Brazil– Something More Than Samba
Business leaders made the case at Atlanta Global Studies Center’s Samba to Strategy event July 10 that its potential for trade and investment has been largely overlooked.
Posted inBrazil
Trump’s 50 Percent Tariff Threat: A Chance to Bolster Brazil’s Brand in Georgia?
For those quietly working for decades to build Brazil’s brand in Georgia, the sudden attention presented a conundrum: the prospect of negative trade impacts, but also, in a roundabout way, a chance to show their country’s importance.
Posted inTechnology
Equifax Celebrates 30 Years in Costa Rica With Sixth Expansion, 300 New Jobs
Atlanta-based credit reporting agency and data platform Equifax Inc. is expanding in Costa Rica again, hiring 300 more workers as it celebrates 30 years in the Central American country.
Posted inMexico
Georgia Peaches Back in Mexican Market After 27 Years Thanks to Locally Grown Technology
Mexican Consul General Javier Diaz de Leon likes to illustrate the integrated industrial trade between Mexico and Georgia by saying that it consists of much more than tequila and peaches. […]
Posted inLatin America
Costa Rica Courts Atlanta Buyers in Bid to Raise Profile in Southeast U.S.
Costa Rica’s top trade promotion agency is courting Atlanta companies for a key September fair in San Jose, offering on-the-ground assistance and cost mitigation for local buyers or investors looking to deepen ties in the Central American nation.