to credits to people who do not have real estate guarantees, the factoring law and a legislative agenda aimed at encouraging investment and employment generation. They also support actions to improve the population’s skills, including educational programs, entrepreneurial ecosystem promotion and innovation through business training, innovation encouragement. Plus, it supports strengthening local economic development by providing competitive tables.
The identification of nine territories suitable for development established as Intermediate Cities would improve the coverage of basic services, provide a response to the economic, political and social dynamics between the city and the countryside and would guarantee the flow of people, goods, capital and knowledge. The following map shows the location of these territories.
Metropolitan Area (9) Guatemala, Sta. Catarina Pinula, Chinautla, Mixco, Fraijanes, Amatitlán, Villa Nueva, Viella Canales, Petapa
Each node shows the population projection for 2032 (in millions of people)
Los Altos City (9) Quetzaltenango, Salcajá, Olintepeque, San Juan Ostuncalco, San Mateo, Almolonga, Cantel, La Esperanza, San Cristobal Totonicapán
Coban City (5) Cobán, Santa Cruz Verapaz, San Cristobal Vereapaz, San Pedro Carchá, San Juan Chamelco
Guatemagica City (9) Coatepeque, Mazatenango, Retalhuleu, San Sebaastían, S.C. Muluá, S. martín Z., San Felipe, Champerico, El Asintal
Eastern City (5) Zacapa, Estanzuela, Rio Hondo, Teculután, Chiquimula
Northwestern City (2) Huehuetenango, Chiantla
Puerto Barrios Port City (3) Puerto Barrios, Livingston, Morales
San José Port City (6) Escuintla, Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa, Masagua, La Gomera, San José, Iztapa
Antigua Guatemala Tourist City (9) Antigua, Jocotenango, Pastores, S.M. de Jesús, S.M. Dueñas, Alotenango, S.A. Aguascalientes, S.C. Barahona
Peten Tourist City (2) Flores, San Benito
The
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an appropriate approach to interventions and investments required to address competitiveness gaps and enhance the productive activity of clusters identified in territories suitable for urban development. It represents a greater degree of detail regarding analysis, the actions to be executed and the interinstitutional and intersectoral coordination as strategic planning tools, in order to unify the efforts towards the fulfillment of the same goal:
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Improve competitiveness to increase national productivity and thus generate inclusive, accelerated and sustainable economic growth.
