From 3 to 5 December, the next Latin America Outsourcing Services Conference by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals will be held in Costa Rica
From a press release by the Costa Rican Coalition for Development Initiatives (CINDE):
The Costa Rican Coalition for Development Initiatives (CINDE) publicly announces that Costa Rica will host the next Latin America Outsourcing Services Conference by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAPO). The selection of Costa Rica is a result of the development of the services sector and the recent addition of the country as a member of the IAOP, an organization that brings together more than 120,000 associates around the world and is co-organizing this event along with CINDE, a conference which is considered the most important in the Latin American region for outsourcing services.
The service sector in Costa Rica has grown at double-digit rates over the past 12 months, especially for financial services and corporate services.
Financial brokering services have been increasing at a rate above six percent, and in the past three months it has accelerated to a rate of more than 11 percent.
The result can be seen as an increase in credit granted through these services by the financial system.
Transnational services companies are looking to hire 8,000 more employees this year in Costa Rica, said Gabriela Llobet, head of the Costa Rican Coalition for Development Initiatives.
Llobet was speaking at a seminar on the services sector organized in conjunction with the Central American Business Management Institute (Incae).