Costa Rica programs / Costa Rica project 515-0257 · 1989–1996
PACR of a grant (1/90-12/94) to the International Executive Service Corps (IESC) to help Costa Rican businesses to develop new industries and export markets for industrial and agro-industrial products. IESC succeeded in helping local companies to overcome production, quality, management, and market constraints. A 1993 evaluation concluded that 93% of the companies assisted by IESC had improved their technology, reduced production costs, increased efficiency, upgraded quality standards, or strengthened their management capability. More than 20% of the companies surveyed had increased exports. In all, IESC assisted 69 companies and institutions (80% of target); approximately 75% of the volunteer assistance was provided to companies and institutions working for the nontraditional export (mostly industrial export) market. IESC completed 20 (vs. 18 targeted) American Business Linkage Enterprise (ABLE) projects (in which an IESC volunteers worked in the United States to investigate problem for Costa Rican firms). The Costa Rican Coalition for Development Initiatives (CINDE) became IESC's main client, requiring 40% of IESC's assistance. CINDE's projects had a multiplier effect, as each
Source: DEC abstract, PD-ABM-849 (1996). The source's own text.
Operated in: Costa Rica.
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| Title | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|
| IESC evaluacion | 1993 | Linked evaluation |
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Operated in Costa Rica, 1989 to 1996 4 sources
Scope: country: Costa Rica. The award code belongs to this country's mission. High confidence.
How sure we are: 0.9.
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| AID/CM-PHA-G-73-3 |
| 1989 to 1993 |
| Stated in a document |
| 2 sources |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| USAID. Mission to Costa Rica | 1989 to 1996 | Stated in a document | 4 sources |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 1989 to 1996 | Stated in a document | 4 sources |
Sector profile (computed): Trade and investment 39%; Civil society 14%; Agriculture: policy, land tenure and land reform 13%
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