Saturday, April 2, 2016

Software exports increased 9.4% in 2015 – The Nación.com.py

Orlando Bareiro

obareiro@lanacion.com.py

The marketing of mobile applications, software, data center and video games continues to grow each year, according to data submitted by the President of the Paraguayan Chamber of Software Industry (Cisoft), Pedro Yambay. In 2015 these intangible assets were exported worth US $ 5.8 million, 9.4% more than in 2014, when shipments amounted to US $ 5.3 million.

most important markets for Paraguayan products are: United States, Uruguay, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua

according to the report submitted by the Cisoft in the country about 15 companies export. these products. Regarding the domestic market, estimate that there are a total of 200 companies employing more than 6,000 people.

“It is a sector that is growing enough taking into account the low cost taken into products made in the country. This year we expect again a positive year with growth between 8 and 10%, “said the head of the Cisoft.

Yambay explained that the software developed in the country, being intangible assets, have no tariff item that is not passed by the Customs National Directorate.

the country with the highest billing software in the region is Uruguay with shipments of over US $ 500 million per year, according Cisoft value.

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the heading of video games is one of the most desirable by the international market, so much so that 2015 left a turnover of about US $ 500 000 in respect of export, said Rodrigo Irazustra, director of Promotion of Creative Industries of the National Office of Intellectual Property (Dinapi).

Developers for the category agree that much of the growth of software is due to growth for the category of mobile telephony in Paraguay, considering that the most important interconnections companies in the country have subsidiaries abroad to exporting services

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