They recommend promoting improvements in areas such as legal certainty, procedures and infrastructure, in order to increase competitiveness and regain business confidence.
From a press release issued by the Costa Rican Union of Chambers and Associations of Private Enterprises (Uccaep):
Confidence in the business sector fell 2% in the fourth quarter compared to the same period in 2012.
The business sector believes that inefficient government bureaucracy is one of main factors contributing to the cumbersome nature of doing business in the country.
From a press release issued by the Costa Rican Union of Chambers and Associations of Private Enterprises (UCCAEP):
Costa Rica went up three places in the Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014 prepared by the World Economic Forum, going from position 57 to 54.
Corruption, insecurity and political instability are the main factors preventing the country from making progress.
This was revealed by the competitiveness ranking report prepared by the World Economic Forum (WEF), in which the country fell three places ranking 111 out of the 148 countries evaluated.
"... Honduras seems held back in the 12 indicators assessed by the institution, but some factors stand out such as ease of financing, bank stability, trade openness, technology transfer and a high rate of school enrollment at primary level," noted an article in Laprensa. hn.