Business: Optimism in Guatemala
- Friday, May 14, 2021
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67% of business leaders estimated 'stable' employment conditions in the second quarter as a result of a higher growth in economic activity (46%), and higher sales (41%), highlights the official report.
69% of the companies surveyed stated that they had accelerated the digitalization of processes for automation. According to the analysis, 89% said that social networks represent the new operating tool in the face of the new normality.
The main challenge for digitization in companies is the lack of training of employees (29%). 43% of the executives consider that the government should support with technical assistance and financing for the digital transformation of the country, the document specifies.
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