The initiative aims to promote links between Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the area and large enterprises, while promoting job creation in the area of science and technology.
An article on El Financiero’s website in the SMEs section notes, "according to a report last June, by the Cartago Chamber of Commerce, published in the journal Somos Empresarios, the plan of creating a ZEE is consistent with development strategies formulated by Cinde, the Ministry of Foreign Trade (COMEX) and the Plan of Urban and Regional Planning of the Greater Metropolitan Area (PRUGAM).
The establishment of a ZEE in the province of Cartago has two components: business and territorial.
In the first, in addition to building a scientific and technological park in Cartago, the aim is to establish a center for improving production processes and developing a program to increase competitiveness and innovation in SMEs. "
Source: elfinancierocr.com
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Gestión Inmobiliaria de Centroamérica is designing and developing a master plan for the construction of an industrial park located in Alajuela.
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March 2011
The construction of an industrial park could turn the country into a platform for Chinese exports to other markets.
Costa Rican authorities want to profit from the economic growth of the Asian giant, which seeks new markets for its products, by promoting the creation of an industrial park for Chinese companies in Costa Rica.
March 2010
Different areas of the country are offering benefits such as tax exemptions and assistance in getting patents and permits.
The municipalities of San Carlos, Pococí, Liberia, Grecia and Central de Puntarenas are developing different plans to attract domestic or foreign investors.
February 2011
The 2008 project to develop a business park in the north is still stalled.
Representatives of the project explained the reasons for the delay, from the global economic crisis which began in late 2008 to the lack of road infrastructure and energy.
On energy, Coopelesca plans to begin in February the construction of a 20 MW facility, which would be ready in 20 months.
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