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Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Bharat and Costa Rica enjoy cordial and warm relations, which are being strengthened by the growing commercial engagement between the two countries.

 
 

Capacity Building

The Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme is popular in Costa Rica and 20 ITEC slots were allocated for the year 2018-19, which have been doubled to 40 slots as announced during the HVPI Visit to Costa Rica in March 2019.

Grants & Concessional Finance

  • Bharat’s assistance to Costa Rica includes, donation of photovoltaic equipment worth Rs.1.85 million in 1997 for setting up a solar energy research laboratory for training purposes at the University of Heredia under the ITEC programme.
  • Donation of a telephone exchange to Costa Rica’s telecom operator ICE in 1998.
  • Relief assistance of US$ 25,000 to help rehabilitate flood victims in 1996. 
  • Bharat also donated 18 Bajaj 3-wheelers in Dec 2005 to be used by the police department of San Jose. 
  • Bharat donated US$ 100,000 for relief and rehabilitation of victims of Hurricane Tomas in Nov 2010. 
  • A Centre of Excellence in Information Technology (CEIT) was installed by CDAC at National Technical University (UTN), Alajuela, Costa Rica in Feb. 2016.