A trade mission from the Southern United States Trade Association (SUSTA) began a regional tour yesterday in Panama and will also visit Costa Rica, El Salvador and Guatemala.
Representatives from 31 American companies interested in the regional market will meet with potential local partners in order establish commercial relations during the two-day stay in Panama. They will be in the region until the 4 of November.
Costa Rica will hold the X Buyers Trade Mission next week which will have the participation of some 180 companies.
The director of the Foreign Trade Promoter, Emmanuel Hess, said on Thursday that Thailand and China will take part for the first time due to the increased commercial contacts that have developed since the government of Costa Rica established diplomatic relations with Beijing one year and three months ago.