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Costa Rica masters attracting giants, now must grow its own
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Costa Rica masters attracting giants, now must grow its own

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Costa Rica excels at attracting large foreign companies but struggles to foster its own dynamic, innovative, and internationalized domestic enterprises.
  • The article argues that fragmented, isolated programs yield limited results, emphasizing the need for coordinated efforts around a shared vision to achieve genuine change.
  • It questions the capacity of Costa Rica's ecosystem to transform small startups into globally competitive businesses.

Costa Rica has mastered the art of luring multinational corporations, but a pressing question remains: can its ecosystem nurture its own homegrown giants? The nation's ability to transform nascent domestic ventures into dynamic, innovative, and internationalized enterprises is now under scrutiny.

The current approach, characterized by isolated programs, yields fragmented outcomes. True transformation, the article contends, requires a unified strategy. This involves articulating capabilities, aligning institutions, and mobilizing diverse actors around a cohesive, shared vision.

Without this coordinated effort, Costa Rica risks continuing to produce scattered results, failing to cultivate the robust domestic business landscape needed for sustained economic growth and global competitiveness. The challenge lies in shifting from attracting external investment to cultivating internal potential.

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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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