Answer to Costa Rica Economic Crisis May Come from Abroad

Foreign Companies Offering Business Opportunities and Jobs in Costa Rica.

A group of representatives from 19 Spanish companies will visit Costa Rica this week to promote business between the two countries. The goal of the business mission, which will take place mainly next Thursday and Friday, is to contact new clients and search for local representatives and distributors for their products and services. The visit is being coordinated by the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Costa Rica.

The visit will represent business opportunities across many distinct sectors including book publishing, lamps and lighting, white line furniture, car parts and accessories, information systems, consulting and industrial welding. The business representatives will meet with those interested in negotiations via planned meetings.

Costa Rica exports about million annually to Spain and imports about 0 million, according to Procomer, the Promoter of Exterior Commerce. Pineapples represent 34 percent of total exports to Spain, while the top imports include petroleum, ceramics, medicine and books.

Multinational Jobs

In addition to business opportunities with Spain, a bilingual job fair set for this Feb. 20 through Feb. 22 will offer 3,500 jobs in Costa Rica from many large multinational companies. The fair, organized by the Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency (CINDE) will be held at the National Cultural Center in the old National Liquor Factory.

A total of 27 companies will be on hand to accept resumes and arrange interviews with anyone interested, granted you speak Spanish and English. Companies include Citibank, Fujitsu, Western Union, Amazon.com and Sykes.

After last Saturday’s job fair at the Colegio Universitario Boston in San Jose saw 5,000 people show up to apply for 1,000 positions, it is recommended that those interested arrive early if you hope to get to the front of the line! This job fair invited 14 companies including McDonalds, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Credomatic and Empleos.net.

For more information about this weekend’s bilingual job fair, visit www.cinde.org.