• 4th High Tech Exporter of the World! (World Development
Indicators, 2007, World Bank)
• Ranked 7th in FDI and technology transfer (The Global
Competitiveness Report 2009-2010, and 2009 World Economic Forum)
• 4th Most Competitive Country in Latin America (The Global
Competitiveness Report 2009-2010, and 2009 World Economic Forum)
• Ranked 36th in the World Health System (The World Report
2000-Health systems: improving performance)
• “Central American Country of the Future” (2007-2008 FDI
Magazine)
• Billions in new contract opportunities for US firms via CAFTA!
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Costa Rica Facts; by the
Numbers:
• 1821 Democratic Republic
• 1949 Army was
abolished
• Republican Representative System: Executive, Legislative and
Judicial independent powers
• 4.5 million Population
• 78.5 years Life Expectancy
• 95.2%Literacy Rate: the vast majority speak English
• 50th out of 179 countries: Human Development Index Value
• 55th out of 133 countries: Global Competitive Index
• 29.8 Billion GDP: (2008)
• 92% of energy from natural resources.
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What Experts Say About Costa
Rica:
“…is the hottest place for technology these
days and is not Silicon Valley. Costa Rica, mostly known for being an agrarian
economy is quickly becoming a power house in the digital age. With HP,
Microsoft, Intel and hundreds of other tech and software companies opening,
Costa Rica is now servicing the entire world.” (On the Money, CNBC News, April
5th, 2006).
One of the most competitive economies in
Latin America and the Caribbean; at 55th position, it comes ahead of Mexico
(60th), Panama (59th) and Brazil (56th), among others. (The Global Competitive
Report 2009-2010; 2009 World Economic Forum)
Companies established in Costa Rica are
opening quite high on the value chain (30th), with comparative advantages based
predominantly on sophisticated products and processes. (The Global
Competitiveness Report 2009-2010; 2009 World Economic Forum)
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US Success
Stories:
These are just a few of the US Worldwide
Multinationals that chose Costa Rica:
INTEL SS ($800 Million Plant); INTEL
Manufacturing ; SYKES; AVVENTA; VITEC; TRIMPOT; FUJITSU; BAXTER; BAXTER
AMERICAS; P&G; HP; BOSTON SCIENTIFIC; WESTERN UNION; HOLOGIC; HOSPIRA; IBM;
ARTHROCARE; EMERSON; ALLERGAN; IBM; PFIZER; BOSTON SCIENTIFIC; BPO
INTERNATIONAL; CITI BUSINESS SERVICES; and TECH DATA…
How about your firm?
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Who is the trade mission organizer,
Coastal Strategies, Inc.?
Coastal Strategies Inc. (CSI), the trade
mission organizer, is a Florida based corporation (since 1988) that is working
with the government agencies of the US; and on contract with Costa Rica, to
conduct this trade mission. Steve Toner, MBA, MPA, TRC, Founder and Principal,
has conducted ten similar trade missions through his firm, CSI, working with
various government agencies and NGO’s to Europe, Canada, Florida and Latin
America. He is a senior business development and investment professional with 35
years experience in strategic and international marketing and outsourcing.
Details on this firm, previous trade missions and testimonials from previous
mission delegates are available online at http://www.coastalstrategies.com/
.
Why Costa Rica? / Why
Now?
