Marco Vinicio Ruíz
Marco Vinicio Ruíz is a former Costa Rican official who served as the Minister of Foreign Trade (Comex). He has been an advocate for foreign investment in Costa Rica, emphasizing the importance of the nearshoring and friendshoring trends as avenues for economic growth. Ruíz highlighted how the reinvestment of profits by established companies exporting to the U.S. can create more jobs in Costa Rica, particularly through incentives provided by the Free Trade Zone Law.
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Countries Mentioned
| Country | Mentions | Sentiment | Dominance | + Persistence | x Population | = Reach | x GDP (millions) | = Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 1 | 7.00 | 0.09% | +0% | 5,094,118 | 4,516 | $62,000 | 55$ |
| Totals | 1 | 5,094,118 | 4,516 | $62,000 | 55$ |
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Each country's color is based on "Mentions" from the table above.
Recent Mentions
Costa Rica:
Marco Vinicio Ruíz, former head of the Ministry of Foreign Trade, noted the opportunities Costa Rica seized from the Caribbean Basin Initiative.
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Costa Rica:
Former head of Comex, Marco Vinicio Ruiz, explained that the products listed in the annex of this executive order are exempt from the reciprocal tariffs established by Trump.
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Costa Rica:
Marco Vinicio Ruiz emphasized the importance of achieving what is guaranteed by the DR-Cafta.
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Costa Rica:
Marco Vinicio Ruíz, former head of the Ministry of Foreign Trade, suggested that trade tensions with the United States are temporary.
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Costa Rica:
Marco Vinicio Ruíz described the imposition of tariffs on Nicaragua as bad news for Central American integration.
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Costa Rica:
Marco Vinicio Ruiz recalled that the U.S. has historically favored Costa Rica.
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Costa Rica:
Marco Vinicio Ruíz indicated that the government must analyze the commercial implications of the measures.
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Costa Rica:
Marco Vinicio Ruíz, former head of Comex and the first ambassador to China, believes that suspending economic relations is not feasible.
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Costa Rica:
Marco Vinicio Ruiz confirmed that the tariff violates the DR-Cafta agreement.
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Costa Rica:
Marco Vinicio Ruiz, a former Minister of Foreign Trade, pointed out that Costa Rica faces competitiveness limitations and questioned the government's actions to prevent the exit of companies like Intel.
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