This business tour, marking the start of 2026, aims to boost public-private cooperation, regional investment, and strengthen ties between the region's countries. Within the framework of the Latin America and the Caribbean International Economic Forum organized by the CAF in Panama, Vilanova met with Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino. The president of CEAPI highlighted the beginning of Panama's economic recovery and participated in panels on regional expansion and governance amid the new world geopolitics. Strategic alliances in the region. The agenda included meetings with the president of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, to analyze the dynamism of Guatemalan investments, and with the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele. Núria Vilanova, president of CEAPI, stressed the firm commitment of the organization's partners to Iberoamérica, stating that it is time to work together to consolidate the Iberoamerican business space as the most powerful link between Latin America and the European Union. In addition to heads of state, the president of the organization held working sessions with the foreign ministers of Honduras, Ecuador, and the Dominican Republic. During the meeting, the head of state presented projects developed in collaboration with the private sector aimed at transforming the country.
