Costa Rica: Lobbying in Favor of Pacific Alliance

While President Solis prepares to attend the summit in Chile without having a definite position, nine private unions have formed a Business Council to promote adhesion to the trade bloc.

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

The Chamber of Industries of Costa Rica explains that "... this mechanism of coordination of efforts between private sector entities will promote the Pacific Alliance within the business community and maintain an open and continuous dialogue with the Government and with political organizations and representatives of civil society, in order to present and submit recommendations and suggestions for the proper conduct of the process of integration and economic and trade cooperation between Costa Rica and the other countries who are members of the Pacific Alliance. "

See: "Costa Rica Still Not Decided on Pacific Alliance"


From a statement issued by the Chamber of Industries of Costa Rica:

San Jose, Costa Rica, June 22, 2016. Nine Costa Rican private sector organizations today formed the Business Council of the Pacific Alliance (CEAP), Chapter Costa Rica, in order to promote the incorporation of the country into that integration mechanism currently made up of Mexico, Colombia, Chile and Peru.

The CEAP-Costa Rica believes it is important that the country be part of this integration area which seeks a gradual advancement of the free movement of goods, services, capital, people and economy.
This mechanism of coordination of efforts between entities in the private sector is also convinced that it is possible to achieve a proper equilibrium and a balanced negotiation with this bloc of nations, addressing the opportunities but also the sensitivities of the national productive sector. 

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