Monday 11 August
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Majority Of
Costa Ricans Reject High Rise Living
ICE Contemplating
Offering Services
Outside Costa Rica
Outstripping Tourism
Brazilian Investors
Restricted Spending,
Improved Economy For
2009 Expected
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Outstripping Tourism
Currently, tourism leads
in service exports in
Costa Rica, but in seven
years it will have lost
that first place to the
international service
firms which operate in
free zones.
The Coalición
Costarricense de
Inciatives de Desarrollo
(CINDE) - Costa Rican
Coalition for
Development Initiatives
- forecasts that by the
year 2015 service
exports will reach
us$4.6 million, while
tourism sales will be at
us $4.5 billion.
According to CINDE,
Costa Rica is
strategically located in
the middle of the
Americas, has positioned
itself as a key
destination for
operations and its
stable and transparent
business environment
allows companies in a
variety of industries
such as advanced
manufacturing, medical
devices, and services,
to operate in an ideal
location from where to
supply or service the
global market.
Over 200 transnational
companies are currently
operating in Costa Rica
and are benefiting from
a highly-skilled and
qualified labor force,
along with a solid
infrastructure which has
ultimately helped them
with their bottom line:
overall efficiency and
easy market access.
Costa Rica is among the
world’s top 4 high-tech
exporters (World
Development Indicators
2008, World Bank) and is
the most attractive
country in terms of
Government support in
Latin America (A.T.
Kearney, Destination
Latin America: a
Near-shore alternative).
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