Costa Rica Business Resources
Thinking of doing business in Costa Rica? Costa Rica and all of Latin America in general, represent opportunity. In general, I believe the opportunities for all Latin America are sadly underrated by many companies. There are solid markets here for a wide variety of products and services, and a work force eager to get your product to market. The government is stable. There are no military concerns (Costa Rica has no armed forces), and Costa Rica’s central location is ideal to service the entire Latin American market. Intel, Merck, Panasonic and many others know this.
Here is a list of places to start. Click to view.
Table of Contents
General Business
Ministries of Costa Rica
Customs
Central Bank
Import – Export
Public Utilities
Tourism
Construction, Industry, and Insurance
The Costa Rica-American Chamber of Commerce
http://www.amcham.co.cr/
Import , Export, Labor and Regulations, Investment,
Costa Rican Investment and Trade Development Board (CINDE)
Coalición Costarricense de Iniciativas para el Desarrollo
www.cinde.or.cr
Ministries (Government Offices of Costa Rica)
Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture and
Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería
www.mag.go.cr
Education
Ministry of Public Education
Ministerio de Educación Pública
www.mep.go.cr
Health
Ministry of Health
Ministerio de Salud Costa Rica
Environment
Ministry of Environment and Energy
Ministerio del Ambiente y Energía
www.minae.go.cr
Technology
Ministry of Science and Technology
Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología
www.micit.go.cr
Customs
Costa Rican Customs Office
Dirección General de Aduanas, Ministerio de Hacienda
Central Bank – Economic Indicators
Central Bank of Costa Rica BCCR
Banco Central de Costa Rica
www.bccr.fi.cr
Import Export Links
Import , Export, Market Research
Chamber of Representatives of Foreign Companies
CRECEX
Cámara de Representantes de Casas Extranjeras
Chamber of Exporters of Costa Rica
CADEXCO
Cámara de Exportadores de Costa Rica
www.cadexco.or.cr
Import , Export
Export and Investment Promotion Center
PROCOMER
Centro para la Promoción de Exportaciones e Inversiones
www.procomer.com
US Government Assistance for Export to Costa Rica
U.S. Commercial Service
http://www.buyusa.gov/costarica/en/
US Government Assistance for Export to Central America
http://www.buyusa.gov/centralamerica/en/
Public Utilities and Technology
Power (Electricity)
National Power Company
Compañía Nacional de Fuerza y Luz, S.A.
www.cnfl.go.cr
Telecommunications, Cellular, Phone Lines
National Institute of Electricity
ICE
Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad
www.ice.go.cr
Telecommunications, Internet
RACSA
Radiográfica Costarricense
www.racsa.co.cr
Tourism
Tourism, Maps
The Costa Rica National Chamber of Tourism
CANATUR
Cámara Nacional de Turismo
www.costarica.tourism.co.cr
Tourism, Maps, Travel info
Instituto Costarricense de Turismo
http://www.visitcostarica.com/ict/paginas/tourismboard.asp
Construction
Chamber of Costruction
Cámara de la Construcción
www.construccion.co.cr
Industry
Chamber of Industries
Cámara de Industrias de Costa Rica
www.cicr.com
Insurance
National Institute of Insurance
INS
Instituto Nacional de Seguros
www.ins.go.cr
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