Naturewalk Ecological Investments Educational Series - Investment in Costs Rica
International Companies in Costa Rica
The Zona Franca Program Naturewalk Ecological Investments Educational Series - Investment in Costs Rica
WHILE TOURISM IS GROWING IN COSTA RICA
AN EQUALLY HUGE AND IMPORTANT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IS HAPPENING IN COSTA RICA
INTEL PLANT COSTA RICA
MULTI-NATIONAL COMPANIES ARE LOCATING IN COSTA RICA
ZONA FRANCA PROGRAM (free trade zone) • CR GOVERNMENT PROGRAM TO ATTRACT FOREIGN BUSINESSES. • OBJECT TO CREATE EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT • STARTED IN EARLY 1990'S • HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL IN ATTRACTING FOREIGN BUSINESSES • INCENTIVES INCLUDE NO TAX ON PROFITS FOR EXPORTED PRODUCTS • COMPANIES INCLUDE HIGH-TECH, MEDICAL, AEROSPACE, GENERAL MANUFACTURING, INTERNET SERVICE
Why
Costa Rica?
1. Highly Educated Workforce 2. Average Cost per employee = 1/3 to 1/5th North America 3. Same time zone as middle North America 4. Accessible ie: 2.5 to 5 hrs flying 5. Politically Stable. Democracy Friendly. A Little Known Fact: Multi-Nationals are investing Billions in Costa Rica.
Facts that prove Costa Rica´s competitiveness Costa Rica is the 4th high-tech exporter in the world (World Development Indicators 2008, World Bank) •
One of the most competitive destinations in Latin America for service operations (A.T. Kearney, Destination Latin America: A NearShore Alternative 2009) •
FDI per person = $448. Costa Rica is one of the most competitive locations, above Latin America’s largest economies like Brazil, Mexico and Chile Costa Rica’s per capita GDP per person is almost 7 times higher than China’s
Forum 1 - Santa Ana
Costa Rica:The Place. The People. The Opportunities. Costa Rica has positioned itself as a key destination for operations of multinational companies in a variety of industries, such as Advanced Manufacturing, Medical Devices and Services. Over 200 global companies havechosen Costa Rica as an establishment location.
Forum 2 - Santa Ana
Costa Rica captures leading Canadian ECommerce Software Development Company
Costa Ricans will design solutions and platforms for leading companies such as: Sony,Ericsson, Symantec and Virgin Media. • First Canadian company specializing in the high technology services sector in Costa Rica. San José, April 12, 2011: Elastic Path Software, a Canadian ecommerce software development and consulting firm, announced today its decision to establish a new development center in Costa Rica. The company, serving global leaders in areas such as digital software, telecommunications, media and advertising will invest approximately 76 million Colones during the initial stage, and will hire a team of 15 professionals in the areas of system development with Java platform.
100's of Foreign Multi-Nationals in Costa Rica Back Office Access Personnel Amba Research APL Arcus BPO International Dakota Imaging Equifax Experian Marketing Services Hewlett Packard (BPO) IBM Lightstorm LL Bean Pacific West Project Resources Group CR Seton Centra Sistemas Galileo Medical Device Companies Trax Technologies Allergan Western Union
Hewlett Packard
Alergen
INTEL
Shared Services Astra Zeneca SS Baxter Americas British American Tobacco Chiquita Brands Citi Business Services DHL Dole SS Hellmann Logistic Intel SS Resources- Publicis Oracle Procter & Gamble GBS
Boston Scientific
Oracle
Arthrocare Baxter Healthcare Boston Scientific De Royal Hologic Horizons Intl. Hospira Koros USA Moog Medical St. Jude Medical
Western Union
I B M Proctor & Gamble
FOREIGN MULTI-NATIONAL COMPANIES HAVE INVESTED
$$$ BILLIONS OF DOLLARS $$$$ in Costa Rica over many, many years and are continuing to do so! They know their investments are secure. Feel confident making Costa Rica part of your investment future.
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