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Recipient of US$1.3 billion in FDI annually, Costa Rica outpaces China, Brazil, and Mexico in FDI per capita. Free trade zones, stability, and quality human capital are major factors

Multi-million dollar upgrades are already under way but large-scale investment and joint ventures are needed to boost the nation’s transport infrastructure and raise its competitiveness

Conavi is the government’s agency responsible for overseeing the maintenance, repair and upgrading of the country’s road network, which is carried out by third parties

The most highly anticipated road for years opened last January and connects the nation’s capital with the Pacific coast in less than half the previous journey time

As the government of Costa Rica has put environmental conservation first and foremost in its agenda, electricity production has succeessfully become more than 90% ‘green’

Teofilo de la Torre Argüello, Costa Rica’s Minister of Environment and Energy, tells of
the government’s pro-environment policies

The Central American state was one of the first in the world to make schooling compulsory and free

Costa Rica is a regional leader in many areas, with education being among of the most important

Costa Rican Minister of Science and Technology, Clotilde Fonseca, discusses her nation’s transition towards a more information-based economy

Rising global demand for fruit and gourmet coffee means that commodities such as coffee beans, bananas and pineapples remain the backbone of Costa Rica's economy