Industry Chamber president Sergio Capón: ‘Companies are starting to say the talent arriving is inadequate’
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- Sergio Capón, president of the Costa Rican Chamber of Industries, warns that exchange-rate pressures and talent loss are slowing economic growth.
- He says companies are increasingly reporting that the human talent entering the workforce is inadequate.
- Capón leads the chamber as it marks 83 years since its founding in 2026.
Sergio Capón, president of the Chamber of Industries of Costa Rica, is warning of an economic slowdown driven by the exchange rate and the loss of talent.
In an interview published by La Nación’s Sunday magazine, Capón said companies were beginning to raise concerns about the quality of workers entering the labor market. “Companies are starting to say that the human talent arriving is inadequate,” he said.
Capón heads the chamber as it marks 83 years since its founding in 2026. His warning links the country’s economic concerns to both currency conditions and the ability to retain or develop talent.
Companies are starting to say that the human talent arriving is inadequate.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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