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Low risk, economic stability and high productivity, three characteristics that are the main reasons for considering Costa Rica as the best place in America for investing.
Costa Rica has a dynamic and developed economy.
Since1994, the Internal Gross Product has presented a constant growth. In the last three years, it has increased by 6% annually.
The percentage of exports has also shown an important increase in the last years. In 1999 it grew at a rate of 22.2%.
Globalization and free trade are the most outstanding topics that are included in the economic policies of Costa Rica at the end of the past century and at present.
Currently efforts are being made towards financial liberation, freeing banks and telecommunications of regulations, as well as implementing a strict control of the central government's expenses.
Costa Rica has free access to many markets, for example United States, Mexico, Chile, Dominican Republic, Central America and soon with Canada.
It has also duty free access to the markets of the European Union thanks to the Generalized Preference System (GPS).
All these conditions, combined with the possibility of direct access to the modern ports in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the excellent conditions to communicate with international markets by air, and the direct access to the modern communication networks, allow your business to be in contact with world economy.