Why Costa Rica’s popularity is growing as the new “India”

Costa Rica is not only the new “in” location for “near-shoring.”; but is also becoming a favorite for “corporate relocation”

With a population of 4 million people, Costa Rica possess several features that set the country apart form the rest of its competitors; like having the region’s oldest democracy, solid political stability, good infrastructure, and an impressive 95% literacy rate.

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The now famous Free Trade Agreement with the United States has companies such as Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, IBM, Hewlett Packard, Stream, and Intel making significant investments in Costa Rican outsourcing call centers. This have carry more than good results in terms of world class ranking; for despite the lack of experience between Costa Rica and powerhouses like India, and China, the call center ranking given to Costa Rica place the country just a couple of points behind them; and is now being considered as one of the most complete, and most competitive offshore outsourcing destinations offering both high-paying, highly sought-after jobs.

Two Major points to consider

The business conditions are certainly stable and very secure, unlike other countries with noticeable lower levels of working conditions and quite unstable governments. The Costa Rican Call Center scene offers the highest quality in bilingual call center support for wages that are surprisingly 40%-80% lower than those found in the United States centers.

Having a Central Standard Time zone, mix with Costa Rica’s key geographic location, turns Costa Rica an into and ideal solution, ensuring easy access to near-shore delivery capabilities.

Just consider the time and the money that it will take to flight your personnel and equipment to a city in India, and once you have done that get a couple of minutes to weight those numbers against the possibilities that Costa Rica can offer you, as “the new India” of our American Continent.