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The Investment Law is a first exercise in dialogue

Published on August 29, 2022

Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn The coordinator of the official Bank of the National Agreement (BAN), Juan Fernando Flores, spoke about the relationship between the Government and the Assembly, the negotiations and pending issues of the Executive for the next three years. The reopening of the dialogue between the Executive and Legislative branches marks what appears […]

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