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4/23/24, 4:37 PM                         UAE, Costa Rica inaugurate new trade, investment era under CEPA




       Al Zeyoudi also met with Franz Tattenbach, Minister of Environment and Energy of

        Costa Rica, to discuss trade and investment opportunities in both countries and

       leverage them, to widen their trade and investment cooperation to broader horizons.



       Al Zeyoudi also talked to Efraim Zeledon Leiva, Deputy Minister Ministry of Public

       Works and Transport of   Costa Rica, to discuss the significant opportunities

       available to investors and entrepreneurs in the transportation, logistics services, and

       infrastructure sectors.


       Al Zeyoudi stressed that Costa Rica is one of the most promising economies in
       Central America, with many areas of cooperation with the UAE. Both countries are

       committed to developing flexible and sustainable economies focused on
       innovation, investment, and trade.



        He affirmed that the CEPA with   Costa Rica would give the UAE significant
        market access, with 98 percent of tariff lines duty-free or with reduced tariffs,
        including aluminium, polyethylene, heavy machinery, ceramics, glass, copper, and
        related products, iron and steel and related products, and cement.












































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