In favor of a healthy Tourism Industry

The entrepreneur is forced to invest with imagination, to manage and preserve our resources, but it is necessary that the private sector be guaranteed stability in order to produce income. The Government shares responsibility in this issue, since it must guarantee everybody's safety, and it also has to coordinate efforts and refrain from making decisions that benefit only a few.

Offering quality services is only part of the answer. For a small country like Guatemala, the only strategy leading to economic growth is to back up on our exports, according to the findings presented by researcher María del Carmen Aceña, in our Point of View section. She sums up the most urgent tasks that the next Government can't postpone until the end of the century.

Changes can also happen today. The recent approval of the Arbitration Law (Decree 67-95) proves it. Marcos Ibargüen, who is active in the practice of law in Guatemala, considers that the application of this new law could increase the confidence of all national and international investors.

Another fact we can't omit is the arrival of SkyTel to Guatemala. SkyTel is the largest electronic messaging and locating network worldwide. And for demanding tastes, we reveal the secret recipe of Pan Europa: quality and aggressiveness. And since man does not live on bread alone, we affirm that "Dreaming is permitted..." when preparing the mission and vision statements of a company.

If you are thinking of getting a new database management system don't forget to call on your most confident computer advisor and to buckle-up for the Grand Prix of the DBMS's with Rodrigo Arias.

Finally, learn about the merits of Nobel Economy Prize winner Robert Lucas in our international section.