The Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency (CINDE) is a private, non profit and apolitical organization. During the 25 years, CINDE has attracted more than 200 companies to Costa Rica, including worldwide leaders such as: Intel, Proctor and Gamble, Hosperia, Baxter, St Jude Medical, Western Union and many others. CINDE ranks among the top 10 best-practice Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) worldwide, according to the 2009 Global Investment Promotion Benchmarking of the Investment Climate advisory Service (FIAS) of the World Bank Group.