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“Import / Export of teak averaged 9.7% growth over 17 years”
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“Wood outperforms
conventional markets like bonds, gold, real estate, stocks and indices. This has been the best
investment I’ve ever made”
Peter Chadwick, Sales Manager, London UK.
“World consumption of industrial wood is predicted to rise 60% over the next 5 years.
Global Green Services has provided me with a solid, quality investment”
Louise Elkins, Business Owner, Manchester, UK.
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Costa Rica
Costa Rica has a long history of encouraging foreign investors by introducing strict laws to protect foreign leaseholders and shareholders. The government actively seeks to encourage investments in sustainable plantations such as Teak. The Costa Rican government, its ministries and financial institutions maintain a decidedly pro-US. and continental stance in regard to financial security and tax laws.
The stated aim is to entice primarily high-tech corporations to take advantage of Central America’s educated, computer literate and disciplined workforce, along with the modern production infrastructure the country is currently creating.
This investment-friendly climate and the government policy of making Costa Rica “the Silicon Valley of Latin America” has enticed commercial leaders such as Acer, Microsoft. GE, Abbot Laboratories, Continental Airways and Intel Corporation to make sizable investments here, both financially and physically, with major production and distribution facilities.
The World Bank has given Costa Rica an excellent bill of overall political and economic health. At a recent annual conference in El Salvador, the Bank lauded he country as possessing “one of the most stable and robust” democracies in Latin America. It went on to praise the Costa Rica’s “healthy economic growth rate” and “ some of the best social indicators” on the continent. Costa Rica is one of the most vocal supporters of continental free trade, and already has its own trade agreement with America, Mexico and other countries of the region. Costa Rica is building a competitive advantage for itself and the many high tech companies who have chosen or are pondering there option to operate here. It is a country at a turning point in integrating itself into the modern world economy. Those doing business here will have the inside track.
Investment costs in Costa Rica are set to rise dramatically over the next few years as the change in status from Developing world to first world is implemented. Costa Rica remains one of the safest and most attractive countries for foreign investment in Latin America. (This can be verified at http://www.businesscostarica.com)
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