Links between investment promotion and trade development are explored, including how TPOs can promote investment to boost value-added exports. Recent trends, benefits and challenges related to the merging of investment and trade promotion agencies will also be discussed.
Mr. Alexander Mora, Minister of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica, opens this session with an overview of how Costa Rica has been successful in advancing its economy, by combining and coordinating trade and investment policy objectives. He explains how, though Costa Rica operates trade and investment promotion separately, the two responsible organizations have managed to maintain a close and constructive coordination.
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