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The agency offers to all people in Costa Rica a wide range of insurance products and services in addition to projecting a strong social benefit programs to people in many different fields. With close to 100 years of existence, the National Insurance Institute has an obligation to meet the insurance needs of its customers.
Autoridad Reguladora de Servicios Públicos (ARESEP) (English Public Service Regulating Authority) is the Costa Rican government institution that is in charge of regulating prices for public services within the country. These services include: Public transportation services; Telecommunication services; Water and sewage services; Post office and ...
The Ministry of Foreign Trade (Spanish: Ministerio de Comercio Exterior, COMEX) is the government ministry of Costa Rica responsible for defining and directing the country's external trade and foreign investment policy, as well as handling non-contentious international administration and representing the Costa Rican state abroad in trade and investment matters.
The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (Spanish: Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social) is in charge of most of the nation's public health sector.Its role in public health (as the administrator of health institutions) is key in Costa Rica, playing an important part in the state's national health policy making.
The Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promoter (PROCOMER) is a Costa Rican governmental agency for investment and export promotion responsible for export promotion programs, attracting foreign direct investment, creating human talent development programs, and providing technical and financial support for the administration of Costa Rica's special export regimes.
The Costa Rican Tourism Board (Spanish: Instituto Costarricense de Turismo) is the government agency responsible for promoting sustainable tourism in Costa Rica.Originally the agency was created by decree in 1931 as the National Tourism Board, and by a law approved on 9 August 1955, the agency became the Instituto Costarricense de Turismo (ICT).
The Joint Social Welfare Institute (Spanish: Instituto Mixto de Ayuda Social) (IMAS) is an autonomous institution with legal status in Costa Rica for welfare.It was created under Act 4760 of April 30, 1971, which put it into operation from May 8 of that year.
The Sistema de Información de la Población Objetivo (SIPO) is a social registry used by the Joint Social Welfare Institute of Costa Rica to classify the population of Costa Rica as to levels of poverty and extreme poverty. It seeks to ensure that institutional resources effectively reach the most vulnerable groups of Costa Rican society.