The members of the GEA™ Consulting Group receive at the beginning of each month a report (eleven during the year). In the case of GEA-R, it regularly includes executive reports about the economic environment and perspectives of Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica (statistical texts and information), and Dominican Republic and Mexico (statistical information). Every three months a section is included with all the information about inflation, foreign exchange rate and interest rates of the countries of the region. Three times a year, they receive an extensive international economic report. For the members of GEA-N the monthly report consists on Guatemalan information (texts, graphics, and statistical tables, monitor of the most important economic news and also a consulting guide of the main legal dispositions issued in the Government’s Newspaper). Additionally, in the corresponding months, the follow-up of regional macro prices and a report of international economy as well.

      The reports usually include different topics of macroeconomic character that, according to the circumstances and to COPADES™’s criterion, are relevant to support the management guidance of the associated companies, such as: foreign trade, currency market, foreign exchange, public finance, productive activity, inflation rate, money and banking, interest rates, economic policy, etc. In March and August of each year, the reports include a special chapter of analysis and projection of all those aspects, exclusively for the case of Guatemalan economy.

     When it is pertinent and starting from objective criteria about the actors and factors that influence the exercise of power, an executive report (synoptic graphs) about the political situation of Guatemala will be issued. If conditions require so, a special analysis of the economic environment is prepared.

     Every Monday, all the members of the GEA™ Consulting Program will receive, by fax and e-mail, a 2-page Monitor of the Economic and Financial Indicators that contains the last available information about indicators such as: stock operations, “reporto” rates, exchange balance, international monetary reserves, purchase and sale of foreign exchange, media of payment, banking credit, open market operations, interest rates and index of prices to the consumer.