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Tiny country that has very little industry?

• KineticLensman 5y ago
  > Tiny country that has very little industry? Pharmaceuticals, financial outsourcing, software development, and ecotourism have become the prime industries in Costa Rica's economy. High levels of education among its residents make the country an attractive investing location. [0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Rica#Trade_and_foreign_investment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Rica#Trade_and_foreign_i...
  • mnouquet 5y ago
    None of these qualify as "industry" being mostly tertiary.
    • KineticLensman 5y ago
      >> The country's Free Trade Zones provide incentives for manufacturing and service industries to operate in Costa Rica. In 2015, the zones supported over 82 thousand direct jobs and 43 thousand indirect jobs.