If you’re in the service sector, there are opportunities in the following areas:<\/p>\n
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- Contact centres<\/li>\n
- Shared and back office services<\/li>\n
- Digital technologies<\/li>\n
- Design and engineering<\/li>\n
- Regional hubs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The pros and cons of exporting to\u00a0Costa Rica<\/h2>\n
There are a number of good reasons to export to Costa Rica, and the strengths of its market include:<\/p>\n
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- Open and well-diversified economy<\/li>\n
- English widely spoken<\/li>\n
- Gross Domestic Product (GDP<\/abbr>) growth since 1991<\/li>\n
- Highly educated and efficient workforce, with a high literacy rate<\/li>\n
- Politically stable, with more than 120 years of solid democracy<\/li>\n
- Safest country in Latin America according to the 2014 Latin America security index<\/a><\/li>\n
- International standards for Intellectual Property (IP) protection<\/li>\n
- An excellent location for business at the heart of the Americas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
As you might expect though, exporting to any Latin American country is\u00a0not without its problems though, so watch out for:<\/p>\n
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- Bureaucracy<\/li>\n
- Corruption and lack of transparency<\/li>\n
- Slow judiciary system and decision-making processes<\/li>\n
- Delays in customs<\/li>\n
- Long standing fiscal deficit<\/li>\n
- Some language barriers<\/li>\n
- Unemployment is one of the highest in the region, at 7.9%<\/li>\n
- Poor infrastructure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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