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Costa Rican free trade zones will bolster investment

Content type:: Expert Briefings
Location:: COSTA RICA
Keywords associated with this article:: Geographic: Costa Rica LA/C Colombia Dominican Republic Puerto Rico Uruguay

Topical: economy employment foreign investment foreign trade investment regional politics fiscal government infrastructure reform
ISSN:: 2633-304X
Citation:: Oxford Analytica (2016), "Costa Rican free trade zones will bolster investment", Expert Briefings.
https://doi.org/10.1108/OXAN-DB213427

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Subject

Outlook for free trade zones.

Significance

Recent data shows a steady expansion of activity in free trade zones (FTZs) over the past five years, while many firms operating in such zones are planning to expand. This highlights their potential to be a key driver of foreign trade.

Impacts

A number of new infrastructure projects will drive an expansion of FTZ activity nationwide.
FTZ activity will continue to be concentrated in the GAM.
FTZs will not offset the economic impact of uncertainty over fiscal reform.

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