With the aim of increasing trade relations between both countries, efforts will be made to facilitate customs and consular procedures, in order to expedite border procedures and others.
The president of the Nicaraguan - Costa Rican Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Mario Solano Salazar, recently called on the various companies that maintain commercial relations with Costa Rica, and the main companies founded with Costa Rican capital, to reactivate, on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, in the the Embassy of Costa Rica in Nicaragua, the Nicaraguan - Costa Rican Chamber of Industry and Commerce (CADICONIC), in order to strengthen the expansion of trade relations between both countries and to facilitate customs and consular procedures so as to expedite the procedures related to border and procedural matters.
Beyond the political differences that some insist on highlighting, businessmen from both countries have developed a growing business relationship that has led to the trade balance growing by more than 40% in the last six years.
From an editorial article by the Superior Council of Private Enterprise of Nicaragua:
In recent years, news about the relationship between Nicaragua and Costa Rica has been focused mainly on discord between the two countries, territorial disputes, rulings by the International Court of Justice, the migratory border crisis, and differences between presidents.Much ink and paper has been used to highlight the negative, that which sets us apart.
The union of private companies in Nicaragua will be promoting a meeting in the week of October 17 with Costa Rican business owners in order to explore new business opportunities.
The head of the Superior Council of Private Enterprise (COSEP) told ACAN EFE "... 'We have studied the main products lines being imported from Costa Rica, starting with clinker, which is a linchpin in the cement making process, and "concentrates for preparing soft drink syrups, etc.'."
On June 27, business leaders from the region will present their proposals to the presidents for improving and eliminating barriers to intraregional trade.
In the meeting with the presidents from the region scheduled for June 27 in the Dominican Republic, guilds that make up the Federation of Private Entities of Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic (FEDEPRICAP), will describe once again the obstacles that currently limit the competitiveness of Central American companies.