Costa Rica

Coordinator(s) of National Trade Facilitation Committee:

The head(s) of the national trade facilitation committee (or task force)

Ms. Paola Orozco

Coordinadora Facilitación del Comercio Ministerio de Comercio Exterior

San Rafael de Escazú, Oficentro Plaza Tempo
Lobby A, Tercer piso
Costa Rica

Telephone: +506 2505 4122

Fax: +506 2505 4002

E-Mail: paola.orozco@comex.go.cr

Secondary E-mail: Facilitacion_Comercio@Comex.Go.Cr

Government official(s) responsible to coordinate with donors:

The person(s) or office responsible to oversee national TACB priorities and coordinate donor activity.

Ms. Marcela Chavarría Pozuelo

Directora General de Comercio Exterior Ministerio de Comercio Exterior

San Rafael de Escazú, Oficentro Plaza Tempo
Lobby A, Tercer piso
Costa Rica

Telephone: +506 2505 4100

Fax: +506 2505 4002

E-Mail: marcela.chavarria0@comex.go.cr

Geneva Delegate(s):

The person in the Geneva mission that is responsible for trade facilitation.

Ms. Ana Laura Lizano

Misión de Costa Rica ante la OMC
145 Rue de Lausanne 1202
Geneva

Telephone: +41 22 715 0096

Fax: +41 22 715 0099

E-Mail: ana.lizano@comex.go.cr

Additional Contact(s):

Ms. Saskia Rodríguez Steichen

Directora Cooperación Internacional Ministerio de Planificación

San Pedro de Montes de Oca, 200
norte de Grupo Q, Hyundai,
Costa Rica

Telephone: +506 2281 2700

Fax: +506 2281 2747

E-Mail: srodriguez@mideplan.go.cr

Secondary E-mail: cooperacioninternacional@mideplan.go.cr

Information regarding Costa Rica

Description of the assistance	Committed / Disbursed	Beneficiaries	Implementing agencies	Procedures for disbursements
2015
Japan
Capacity building resources (25 projects)	Disbursed USD 250000	Albania, Bolivia, Plurinational State of, Comoros, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Jordan, Lebanese Republic, Lesotho, Moldova, Republic of, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Malawi, Mauritius, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Senegal, Eswatini, Kingdom of, Uzbekistan	Central Government	-
Capacity building resources (25 projects)	Disbursed USD 250000	Albania, Bolivia, Plurinational State of, Comoros, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Jordan, Lebanese Republic, Lesotho, Moldova, Republic of, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Malawi, Mauritius, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Senegal, Eswatini, Kingdom of, Uzbekistan	Central Government	-
Capacity building resources (25 projects)	Disbursed USD 250000	Albania, Bolivia, Plurinational State of, Comoros, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Jordan, Lebanese Republic, Lesotho, Moldova, Republic of, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Malawi, Mauritius, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Senegal, Eswatini, Kingdom of, Uzbekistan	Central Government	-
Capacity building resources (25 projects)	Disbursed USD 250000	Albania, Bolivia, Plurinational State of, Comoros, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Jordan, Lebanese Republic, Lesotho, Moldova, Republic of, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Malawi, Mauritius, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Senegal, Eswatini, Kingdom of, Uzbekistan	Central Government	-
Canada
ITC Institutional Support: This grant supports the ITC's operational plan for 2015. The Centre provides assistance by making policy environments friendlier for export business, by strengthening the institutions that provide support to exporters, and by assisting small export enterprises and communities to reach global markets with products and services. Its activities take into account crosscutting development issues such as gender equality, sustainable development and poverty reduction.	Committed CAD 950000 Disbursed CAD 950000	Africa, Latin America & The Caribbean, Asia	International Trade Centre	http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/d000971001
Support to the Regional Infrastructure Integration Fund: Fund will support the following priority areas to facilitate both public and private infrastructure investments: (1) Strengthening best practices in regional regulatory frameworks by removing regulatory bottlenecks at border crossings; (2) Promoting investments that reduce the logistics costs of regional trade by investing in infrastructure corridors, ports and maritime services, and improving market structures for air cargo services; and (3) Enhancing transnational regulatory frameworks for key regional markets, such as energy and telecommunications.	Committed CAD 10000000	Latin America & The Caribbean	Inter-American Development Bank	http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/m013611001
ITC Institutional Support: This grant supports the ITC's operational plan for 2015. The Centre provides assistance by making policy environments friendlier for export business, by strengthening the institutions that provide support to exporters, and by assisting small export enterprises and communities to reach global markets with products and services. Its activities take into account crosscutting development issues such as gender equality, sustainable development and poverty reduction.	Committed CAD 950000 Disbursed CAD 950000	Africa, Latin America & The Caribbean, Asia	International Trade Centre	http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/d000971001
Support to the Regional Infrastructure Integration Fund: Fund will support the following priority areas to facilitate both public and private infrastructure investments: (1) Strengthening best practices in regional regulatory frameworks by removing regulatory bottlenecks at border crossings; (2) Promoting investments that reduce the logistics costs of regional trade by investing in infrastructure corridors, ports and maritime services, and improving market structures for air cargo services; and (3) Enhancing transnational regulatory frameworks for key regional markets, such as energy and telecommunications.	Committed CAD 10000000	Latin America & The Caribbean	Inter-American Development Bank	http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/m013611001
2017
European Union
Regional Economic Integration Project	Committed EUR 21000000	Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala	European Commission DG DEVCO
Regional Economic Integration Project	Committed EUR 21000000	Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala	European Commission DG DEVCO
Regional Economic Integration Project	Committed EUR 21000000	Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala	European Commission DG DEVCO
Regional Economic Integration Project	Committed EUR 21000000	Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala	European Commission DG DEVCO
Japan
Capacity building resources	Disbursed USD 332000	Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritius, Moldova, Republic of, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, Zimbabwe Kosovo
United States of America
Border and related agencies capacity building	Committed USD 40000 Disbursed USD 40000	Latin America	Department of Energy (DOE)	ADS 201
2016
United States of America
Border and related agencies capacity building	Committed USD 10120 Disbursed USD 10120	Latin America	US Agency for International Development (USAID)	ADS 201: https://www.usaid.gov/ads/policy/200/201.
Administrative procedures	Committed USD 132270 Disbursed USD 132270	Latin America	US Agency for International Development (USAID)	ADS 201: https://www.usaid.gov/ads/policy/200/201.
Border and related agencies capacity building	Committed USD 3129510 Disbursed USD 3129510	Latin America	US Agency for International Development (USAID)	ADS 201: https://www.usaid.gov/ads/policy/200/201.
Border measures	Committed USD 4527530 Disbursed USD 4527530	Latin America	US Agency for International Development (USAID)	ADS 201: https://www.usaid.gov/ads/policy/200/201.
Border and related agencies capacity building	Committed USD 10120 Disbursed USD 10120	Latin America	US Agency for International Development (USAID)	ADS 201: https://www.usaid.gov/ads/policy/200/201.
Administrative procedures	Committed USD 132270 Disbursed USD 132270	Latin America	US Agency for International Development (USAID)	ADS 201: https://www.usaid.gov/ads/policy/200/201.
Border and related agencies capacity building	Committed USD 3129510 Disbursed USD 3129510	Latin America	US Agency for International Development (USAID)	ADS 201: https://www.usaid.gov/ads/policy/200/201.
Border measures	Committed USD 4527530 Disbursed USD 4527530	Latin America	US Agency for International Development (USAID)	ADS 201: https://www.usaid.gov/ads/policy/200/201.
Canada
ITC Institutional Support 2016-2019: This grant represents Canada’s institutional support to the International Trade Centre, the technical co-operation agency of the World Trade Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. The Centre provides assistance by making policy environments friendlier for export business, by strengthening the institutions that provide support to exporters, and by assisting small export enterprises and communities to reach global markets with products and services. Its activities take into account crosscutting development issues such as gender equality, sustainable development and poverty reduction.	Committed CAD 2850000 Disbursed CAD 950000	Africa, Latin America & The Caribbean, Asia	International Trade Centre	http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/D002475001
Support to the Regional Integration Fund: fund will support the following priority areas to facilitate both public and private infrastructure investments: (1) Strengthening best practices in regional regulatory frameworks by removing regulatory bottlenecks at border crossings; (2) Promoting investments that reduce the logistics costs of regional trade by investing in infrastructure corridors, ports and maritime services, and improving market structures for air cargo services; and, (3) Enhancing transnational regulatory frameworks for key regional markets, such as energy and telecommunications.	Committed CAD 10000000	Latin America & The Caribbean	Inter-American Development Bank	http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/m013611001
Central America, Panama, Dominican Republic Regional Technical Assistance Centre (CAPTAC-DR): support facilitates economic growth in the Centre’s member countries by strengthening National and regional public institutions’ economic, financial, and statistical management capacities. CAPTAC-DR responds to requests from the governments of member countries for macroeconomic technical assistance and training in areas such as central banking, monetary and exchange rate policy, tax policy and administration, customs policy and administration, and financial statistics.	Committed CAD 10000000	El Salvador, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Panama, Honduras, Costa Rica	International Monetary Fund	http://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/D000916001
Japan
Capacity building resources	Disbursed USD 7000	Latin America & The Caribbean	Government of Japan	ODA
Capacity building resources	Disbursed USD 4000	Latin America & The Caribbean	Government of Japan	ODA
Capacity building resources	Disbursed USD 350000	Albania, Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Plurinational State of, Cameroon, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Eswatini, Kingdom of, Ghana, Guatemala, Iraq, Jordan, Kyrgyz Republic, Lebanese Republic, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Moldova, Republic of, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, Zimbabwe Kosovo	Government of Japan	ODA
Capacity building resources	Disbursed USD 7000	Latin America & The Caribbean	Government of Japan	ODA
Capacity building resources	Disbursed USD 4000	Latin America & The Caribbean	Government of Japan	ODA
Capacity building resources	Disbursed USD 350000	Albania, Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Plurinational State of, Cameroon, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Eswatini, Kingdom of, Ghana, Guatemala, Iraq, Jordan, Kyrgyz Republic, Lebanese Republic, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Moldova, Republic of, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, Zimbabwe Kosovo	Government of Japan	ODA
Capacity building resources	Disbursed USD 7000	Latin America & The Caribbean	Government of Japan	ODA
Capacity building resources	Disbursed USD 4000	Latin America & The Caribbean	Government of Japan	ODA
Capacity building resources	Disbursed USD 350000	Albania, Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Plurinational State of, Cameroon, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Eswatini, Kingdom of, Ghana, Guatemala, Iraq, Jordan, Kyrgyz Republic, Lebanese Republic, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Moldova, Republic of, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, Zimbabwe Kosovo	Government of Japan	ODA
2017-2018
European Union
Regional Economic Integration Project (INTEC)	Committed EUR 20000000 Disbursed EUR 20000000	Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala	European Commission DG DEVCO	Contact regional EU Delegation in Nicaragua
Regional Economic Integration Project (INTEC)	Committed EUR 20000000 Disbursed EUR 20000000	Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala	European Commission DG DEVCO	Contact regional EU Delegation in Nicaragua

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Coordinator(s) of National Trade Facilitation Committee:

The head(s) of the national trade facilitation committee (or task force)

Government official(s) responsible to coordinate with donors:

The person(s) or office responsible to oversee national TACB priorities and coordinate donor activity.

Geneva Delegate(s):

The person in the Geneva mission that is responsible for trade facilitation.

Additional Contact(s):

CONAFAC Costa Rica

Partner organizations

Short-term projects

Jun 2016, Advanced Course for Chairs of National TF Committees (English)

Sep 2009, Needs Assessment

Information regarding Costa Rica