FTAA: Opportunity or Threat?
By
Gabriel Leandro, MBA
Economist
Even though there are many who
resist the tendency towards integration and globalization
of the economies, regardless of whether they are
in favour or against, this process seems to be irreversible
especially in the case of Costa Rican economy. In
other words, this country is on a one way road where
there is no choice to turn aside still less to turn
back.
This situation can be assimilated
as a threat because many productive sectors will
be seriously affected and they will not be able
to implement many of the policies that have been
adopted to appeal investments and to encourage production.
For example, tariff reduction that favours the introduction
of new products leading to competition among foreign
and national products and also the advantages that
enterprises settled in free zones enjoy, as well
as many other producers that may be affected by
the new conditions.
Bu this situation may represent
an opportunity, an opportunity to be competitive
and to modify the way we think and the way we behave.
We need to work on many aspects; some of the main
are described below:
