HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA--(Marketwire - 05/18/09) - FIMA, Inc. (Pinksheets:FIMA - News), an emerging diversified land development company, announced today that it has shifted its focus to include more aggressive real estate development activities in the U.S. as well as abroad in order to take advantage of emerging opportunities in this swiftly changing market. The Company will continue to develop properties abroad, targeting many of the rapidly developing regions of Latin America. In addition, FIMA has refined its strategy to enhance efficiency, including separating from Island Wide Development Corp. and dissolving its Standard Minerals subsidiary.

According to FIMA President Roy Sahachaisere, "Success in any industry is contingent upon the ability to stay ahead of market trends and to adjust to changing conditions. We are constantly evaluating our position and strategy in order to stay competitive in the marketplace. As a result of recent assessments regarding the current state and future projections of the real estate markets in the U.S. and abroad, we have chosen to focus our energies on what we believe are exceptional opportunities that, if properly exploited, have the potential to produce tremendous return on investment for our Company. Consequently, we have chosen to pursue more aggressively development targets in the U.S., and in order to facilitate this strategy, we will be dissolving our Standard Minerals subsidiary and severing our relationship with Island Wide Development. We are very confident that this will greatly enhance our ability to achieve our larger ambitions more quickly and effectively."

FIMA also announced that it is currently experiencing accounting delays due to difficulties obtaining accurate financial figures from its Mexican subsidiary Garcia & Garcia, based in Puebla, Mexico. The Company has completed all of its other accounting for Q1 2009, and once it receives the necessary financial figures from Garcia & Garcia, FIMA expects that it will be able to bring its filings up to date in short order.

About FIMA, Inc.:

FIMA is engaged in a diverse range of land development and utilization activities, such as the acquisition of raw land and the design and construction of commercial and luxury real estate in the resort regions of Mexico, resource exploration and development in Central and South America, and the acquisition and development of mining properties and mining rights in Central and South America. FIMA operates several subsidiaries, including a prestigious architectural design and construction firm based in Puebla, Mexico, as well as an integrated resource exploration and mining company with holdings in the prolific gold- and silver-producing regions of Colombia. For more information, visit the Company website at: http://www.fimadevelopmentinc.com.

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