Professionals Seeking to Improve Competitiveness in Costa RicaWednesday, November 23, 2011 A group of representatives from the private sector and the university sector have created a Competitiveness Council (CPC in Spanish). In order to attract more foreign investment, among other things, the group composed of professionals and academics have decided to create a group to provide recommendations to the government to improve competitiveness. Demand For Better Port InfrastructureTuesday, June 19, 2012 The Costa Rican Chamber of Construction says urgent investment in port infrastructure is needed and that it supports the new Container Terminal at Moin. A statement from the Costa Rican Chamber of Construction (CCC) reads: Global Competitiveness Report 2009-2010Tuesday, September 8, 2009 Central America: Costa Rica first (55 in the world), followed by Panamá (59), El Salvador (77), Guatemala (80), Honduras (89), Nicaragua (115). • Switzerland leads the rankings of the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2009-2010 Good Prospects for Tilapia DemandWednesday, June 26, 2013 Market studies reveal great opportunities in the U.S. market for ready to consume tilapia fillets. From an article by the Costa Rican Trade Promotion Office (PROCOMER): Industry and the Low Growth TrapWednesday, May 29, 2019 In the last ten years, the sector has grown by an average of 2% per year, which for businessmen reflects that the country has not managed to get out of the "low growth trap." The Salvadoran Association of Industrialists (ASI), faced with the departure of the current government, analyzed the economic and industrial situation in the country in the 2009-2019 period and set out the prospects of industrialists for the new government. Construction Companies Complain about Road InfrastructureMonday, December 5, 2011 The Costa Rican construction sector has requested the government clarify and prioritise public infrastructure projects. The Costa Rican Chamber of Construction has issued a press release representing the following groups: Global Competitiveness Report 2013 - 2014Thursday, September 5, 2013 The stagnation of competitiveness in Latin America demonstrates a need for structural reforms and investments which increase productivity. • The Global Competitiveness Report 2013-14 indicates that competitiveness is stagnating in Latin America and reforms and investments to ensure future economic growth are long overdue. Costa Rica Long-Term Ratings Lowered To 'BB-'Friday, February 26, 2016 Noting the political system's inability to agree on fiscal issues, Standard & Poor's has downgraded, from BB to BB-, the rating for the country's long-term debt, giving it a negative outlook. Costa Rica Long-Term Ratings Lowered To 'BB-' On Continued Fiscal Deterioration; Outlook Is Negative |
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