The Foreign Trade Promotion Office (PROCOMER) yesterday signed a cooperation agreement with the Brazilian-Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce to stimulate more trade and investment between the two countries.

The agreement calls for exhibitions of products and services, seminars, conferences, business meetings and bilateral commercial missions.

Costa Rica exports about $20 million yearly to Brazil, mostly in medicines, cardboard boxes and parts for airplanes and helicopters, the statement said.

Imports from this South American country total about $393 million per year in iron products, vehicles, textiles and iron and copper wires.

Business owners from Brazil are among those participating this week in the 4 th Commercial Buyers Mission, during which importers from 30 countries are checking out products from 220 Costa Rican exporters.

Brazilian importers have shown interest in importing plastics and construction products from Costa Rica.