geo/costa-rica
El pasado 30 de abril, la Financial Alliance for Women, una red de organizaciones financieras dedicada a apoyarlas a desarrollar estrategias para aprovechar el poder de la economía femenina, llevó a cabo un seminario web, como parte de su serie semanal “Pregunta a un Experto: Negocios en Tiempo de Crisis” en el que participó, Banco Nacional de Costa Rica, primer miembro de la Alianza de la región l
Costa Rica´s "Superintendencia General de Entidades Financieras " (SUGEF) is the governmental body in charge of supervising financial intermediaries in the country.
The Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises and Cooperative Development is finalising Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) formalisation strategy. As we rally in supporting this important thrust, I found it necessary to look at the experience of Costa Rica. By and large, the economic structure and geographical factors of Costa Rica are different from Zimbabwe. However, the circumstances of the MSMEs in Costa Rica appeals to Zimbabwe situation. It is therefore necessary to compare lessons.
In Costa Rica, the shift, from a girl being raised to believe that education was not important so she had to stay home and help her mother with chores, and that the workplace did not provide career advancement, has been rapid. Throughout the San Jose province, at least.
That change has not been missed by the country’s financial institutions.
