The objective of the Masters Degree is to train professionals to apply their knowledge acquired in the improvement of manufacturing activities and to serve the needs of the industry.
From a statement issued by the Costa Rican Coalition for Development Initiatives (CINDE):
Citi Financial Group is expanding operations at its shared service center in the country, where it caters for operations of the corporation at a global level.
In 2013, $1.16 billion was invested by foreigners in real estate in Costa Rica, a record according to information from the Costa Rican Coalition for Development Initiatives (Cinde).
The company has announced the phased closure of the operation in the country and the laying off of 1,500 workers over a period of 9-12 months.
In addition to the service center specializing in finance and technology in Costa Rica, the U.S. bank will also cease operations in the Philippines and Mexico, as part of an overall process of re structuring of the company.
The Presidential candidate Luis Guillermo Solis has promised to respect the contract with the Dutch company APM for the construction of a new container dock at Moin.
The likely winner of the presidential election has backtracked on his campaign ads which stated he would "review the ports concession contracts."
The multinational has announced investments of $31 million to expand its plant in Cartago and open a new service center in Heredia.
From a press release by the Ministry of Foreign Trade:
With an investment of $31 million, the company Kimberly-Clark (KC) will strengthen its manufacturing operations and services in Costa Rica. The company will invest $27 million in its new plant in Coris, Cartago, plus an additional $ 4 million for a new Shared Service Centre located in Heredia and which will support its business network throughout Latin America.
With an investment of $5 million Gualapack Costa Rica has opened a manufacturing and distribution center for flexible packaging for food industry mixtures.
A press release from Costa Rican Coalition for Development Initiatives (CINDE) reads:
Foreign direct investment in the country rose by 15%, while in the free zones where businesses are exempt from income tax, the growth rate was 53%.
During the first half of 2013 free zones received $360 million while in the same period of 2012 the figure was $235 million, which is an increase of 53%.
The transnational has announced the expansion of its service center in Calle Blancos which will go from occupying 3,000 m² to 7,000 m².
"With this, the total area occupied by the company in Costa Rica at the end of 2013 will be around 23,000 m². Amazon has three service centers in Costa Rica," explained the company.
In the last year the country has built about 120 thousand square meters of new class A and AB office spaces, and recorded an availability rate of 11.9%.
In recent years, Costa Rica has become one of the major markets for offices in Latin America, ranking eighth in creation of supply in this sector, according to a study by the US real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).
On 26 and 27 November, the Hotel Real Intercontinental in San Jose, Costa Rica will host a business meeting between China and Latin America.
The China Latin America and the Caribbean Business Summit is the most important business meeting for trade and investment between Latin America and the Asian giant, which seeks to promote and strengthen trade and investment opportunities which have opened up between China and Latin America in recent years. The forum is held annually and the venue alternates between the two regions.
The English company has officially announced the installation of a center for information technology and software development for the financial industry.
The company did not specify the amount of the investment, but said it intends to hire 300 people.
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