P&G has had a presence in the Central America country since 1999, and its practically new Financial Services Headquarters had experienced over 75% growth on just 3 years of existence. Another interesting fact is that after the US, Procter & Gamble has more employees in Costa Rica than any of its 80 international locations.

The company has taken the decision as to create a new Business Strategy Center in Costa Rica; the plan is to use this Center to provide business consulting to all of the regional branches throughout Latin America with a focus on innovation.

Just a couple of days ago the general manager of P&G operation center Global Business Services, William Merrigan, made the official announcement during a meeting with Costa Rica President Oscar Arias, the Exterior Commerce Minister, and the general director of CINDE (Costa Rican Coalition of Development Initiatives).

Now lets take a look a the numbers

This new project will require 250 employees, and the company is currently looking to fill about 150 applications in the very near future, with qualified personnel that have a high level of English and leadership skills. (Both quite easy to find among the locals)

Procter & Gamble sees approximately $30 millions coming from the Costa Rican branch annually, that is one of the reasons as to why they plan to invest $2.000.000 on this new Business Strategy Center. And why they had budgeted $34 million for its 2008 operations in the country.

Let’s get ready guys, as more companies are becoming aware of the “El Dorado” that Costa Rica has to offer, international developers are always looking to make the first move in order to get the best “piece”.