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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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