These sales projections were made by Cinde based on data from the Foreign Trade Promoter. The $960 million in the sale of medical implements this year exceeded last years figure ($768 million) by $192 million.

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Six years ago there were 11 multinational, medical companies with 3500 workers operating in the free zone system. These produced a total export of $130 million ($37,000 per worker). Today there are 23 transnational companies producing medical implements ...

Source: Nacion.com

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