{"id":9341,"date":"2023-09-18T21:10:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T21:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/?page_id=9341"},"modified":"2025-11-20T21:55:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T21:55:13","slug":"governance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/en\/governance\/","title":{"rendered":"Governance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9341\" class=\"elementor elementor-9341\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b0262ba elementor-section-full_width animated-slow elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"b0262ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-847ea53\" data-id=\"847ea53\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d55ea31 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d55ea31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Governance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-581fdb7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"581fdb7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7354f0\" data-id=\"c7354f0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfae2f7 resume-block elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfae2f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Our Nation Brand, <strong><i>essential<\/i> COSTA RICA<\/strong>\u00a0was <strong>created<\/strong> through the <strong>presidential decree<\/strong> 37669 on May 14, 2013, it is <strong>apolitical<\/strong> and <strong>non-religious<\/strong>.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">It has <strong>three<\/strong> main <strong>components<\/strong>: the <strong>Inter-institutional Committee, <\/strong>the <strong>Technical Unit<\/strong>, and the <strong>Marketing<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>and<\/strong> <strong>Nation Brand Department.<\/strong> These three components are <strong>conformed by<\/strong>:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36ec2d4 governance elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"36ec2d4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fef47d\" data-id=\"6fef47d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-241be2f img-size bdt-image-match-height-desktop--yes bdt-image-match-height-tablet--yes bdt-image-match-height-mobile--yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-prime-slider-isolate\" data-id=\"241be2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"prime-slider-isolate.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-prime-slider\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-skin-isolate content-position-row-reverse content-position-column\" data-bdt-lightbox=\"toggle: .bdt-slide-play-button&gt;a; 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opacity: 1,1,0\">\n                                <p class=\"p1\">The Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promoter (PROCOMER) is the pillar of support for Costa Rican companies. It is an inclusive institution that generates business with a purpose.<\/p>                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        <div class=\"bdt-isolate-btn\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\" data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"y: 150,0,-100; opacity: 1,1,0\">\n                            \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bdt-slide-btn\" href=\"#\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-prime-slider-button-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-prime-slider-button-text bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle bdt-flex-inline\">Visit website<span class=\"bdt-slide-btn-icon\"><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-svg=\"arrow-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" points=\"10 5 15 9.5 10 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<line fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" x1=\"4\" y1=\"9.5\" x2=\"15\" y2=\"9.5\"><\/line>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n            <div class=\"bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-match-height\">\n                <div class=\"bdt-position-relative bdt-slide-overlay\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\">\n                    \n                        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/procomer-color.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/procomer-color.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/procomer-color-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/procomer-color-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/procomer-color-550x330.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/procomer-color-833x500.jpg 833w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n                        \n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/li>\n\n\t             \n        <li class=\"bdt-slideshow-item bdt-flex bdt-flex-column bdt-flex-middle elementor-repeater-item-61bd30f \">\n            <div class=\"bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s\">\n                        <div class=\"bdt-slideshow-content-wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-wrapper\">\n                <div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-content\">\n                    <div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-desc bdt-flex bdt-flex-column\">\n\n                        \n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"bdt-slider-excerpt\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\" data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"y: 100,0,-80; opacity: 1,1,0\">\n                                <p class=\"p1\">The Costa Rican Tourism Board (ICT)<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>aims to strengthen the Costa Rican sustainable tourism development model through the definition of public policies, alliances, programs, and projects to encourage competitiveness, sustainability, equity, solidarity, and a pleasant stay for tourists. Always looking to improve the living standards of Costa Ricans.<\/p>                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        <div class=\"bdt-isolate-btn\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\" data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"y: 150,0,-100; opacity: 1,1,0\">\n                            \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bdt-slide-btn\" href=\"#\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-prime-slider-button-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-prime-slider-button-text bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle bdt-flex-inline\">Visit website<span class=\"bdt-slide-btn-icon\"><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-svg=\"arrow-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" points=\"10 5 15 9.5 10 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<line fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" x1=\"4\" y1=\"9.5\" x2=\"15\" y2=\"9.5\"><\/line>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n            <div class=\"bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-match-height\">\n                <div class=\"bdt-position-relative bdt-slide-overlay\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\">\n                    \n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ict-color.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ict-color.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ict-color-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ict-color-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ict-color-550x330.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ict-color-833x500.jpg 833w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n                        \n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/li>\n\n\t             \n        <li class=\"bdt-slideshow-item bdt-flex bdt-flex-column bdt-flex-middle elementor-repeater-item-27c0301 \">\n            <div class=\"bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s\">\n                        <div class=\"bdt-slideshow-content-wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-wrapper\">\n                <div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-content\">\n                    <div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-desc bdt-flex bdt-flex-column\">\n\n                        \n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"bdt-slider-excerpt\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\" data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"y: 100,0,-80; opacity: 1,1,0\">\n                                <p class=\"p1\">The Ministry of Foreign Trade is the governmental institution responsible for the definition, coordination, and management of the investment and trade policies of Costa Rica.<\/p>                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        <div class=\"bdt-isolate-btn\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\" data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"y: 150,0,-100; opacity: 1,1,0\">\n                            \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bdt-slide-btn\" href=\"#\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-prime-slider-button-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-prime-slider-button-text bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle bdt-flex-inline\">Visit website<span class=\"bdt-slide-btn-icon\"><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-svg=\"arrow-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" points=\"10 5 15 9.5 10 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<line fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" x1=\"4\" y1=\"9.5\" x2=\"15\" y2=\"9.5\"><\/line>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n            <div class=\"bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-match-height\">\n                <div class=\"bdt-position-relative bdt-slide-overlay\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\">\n                    \n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/comex-color.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/comex-color.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/comex-color-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/comex-color-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/comex-color-550x330.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/comex-color-833x500.jpg 833w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n                        \n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/li>\n\n\t             \n        <li class=\"bdt-slideshow-item bdt-flex bdt-flex-column bdt-flex-middle elementor-repeater-item-8bcc7ba \">\n            <div class=\"bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s\">\n                        <div class=\"bdt-slideshow-content-wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-wrapper\">\n                <div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-content\">\n                    <div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-desc bdt-flex bdt-flex-column\">\n\n                        \n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"bdt-slider-excerpt\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\" data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"y: 100,0,-80; opacity: 1,1,0\">\n                                <p class=\"p1\">The Ministry of Foreign\u00a0Affairs and Worship<b> <\/b>carries out all negotiations with foreign governments and institutions.<\/p>                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        <div class=\"bdt-isolate-btn\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\" data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"y: 150,0,-100; opacity: 1,1,0\">\n                            \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bdt-slide-btn\" href=\"#\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-prime-slider-button-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-prime-slider-button-text bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle bdt-flex-inline\">Visit website<span class=\"bdt-slide-btn-icon\"><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-svg=\"arrow-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" points=\"10 5 15 9.5 10 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<line fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000\" x1=\"4\" y1=\"9.5\" x2=\"15\" y2=\"9.5\"><\/line>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n            <div class=\"bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-match-height\">\n                <div class=\"bdt-position-relative bdt-slide-overlay\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\">\n                    \n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cancilleria-color.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cancilleria-color.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cancilleria-color-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cancilleria-color-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cancilleria-color-550x330.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cancilleria-color-833x500.jpg 833w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n                        \n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/li>\n\n\t             \n        <li class=\"bdt-slideshow-item bdt-flex bdt-flex-column bdt-flex-middle elementor-repeater-item-cbb54d4 \">\n            <div class=\"bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s\">\n                        <div class=\"bdt-slideshow-content-wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-wrapper\">\n                <div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-content\">\n                    <div class=\"bdt-prime-slider-desc bdt-flex bdt-flex-column\">\n\n                        \n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"bdt-slider-excerpt\" data-reveal=\"reveal-active\" data-bdt-slideshow-parallax=\"y: 100,0,-80; 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It has three main components: the Inter-institutional Committee, the Technical Unit, and the Marketing\u00a0and Nation Brand Department. These three components are conformed by: The Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promoter (PROCOMER) is the pillar of support for Costa Rican companies. 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