The Central American Trade Conference starts on Monday at the Royal Intercontinental Hotel in Escazú Canton, San José.

The summit will have the presence of U.S. high-ranking authorities and representatives of several U.S. companies.

The goal of the summit is to boost U.S. exports to the region and strengthen economic relations between the countries such as Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama.

According to the U.S. Embassy, the summit inauguration will be led by speeches of Marisa Lago, the U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, Owen E. Herrnstadt member of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Export-Import Banks and Cynthia Telles, U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica.

Also, representatives of about 62 U.S. companies will participate in the summit. They will hold business meetings with representatives of Central American companies.

Among the topics to be discussed at the conference are:

• The regional economic outlook of creating prosperity in the United States and Central America.

• The 16th anniversary of the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR).

• Digital Transformation of Central America Workshop.

• Workshop Legal navigation, intellectual property rights and other compliance issues.

• Workshop Financing Trade and Development: Post-Pandemic Private Sector Update.

• Logistics and supply chain workshop: key elements to be successful in Central America.

The goal of Undersecretary Lago's visit to Costa Rica is to strengthen the bilateral relationship between both countries, boost opportunities for U.S. companies in the region and ensure that the benefits of trade and investment are equitable in both countries, the embassy said.

This is one of many summits promoted by the embassy in Costa Rica. Recently, the U.S. through the initiative Providing Opportunities for Women's Economic Rise (POWER), sponsored a women's coffee farmers summit in Costa Rica.

Summits are one of many ways the U.S. continues a partnership with Costa Rica. The U.S. Embassy is sponsoring the Information Literacy in the Age of Disruption Hybrid Forum that will be held in San José.

  

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