Costa Rica’s offshore investment has increased steadily over the past 15 years. The largest areas of growth is still real estate, but new growth sectors in Biofuels and Medical Travel has seen a sharp rise in the past 5 years. Costa Rica is a country that is reputed to be the safest and most business friendly [...]

Costa Rica, known as one of the best agriculture hot spots in the western hemisphere, is now growing oil fields for the Biofuel markets. One program in particular has been capturing the attention of investors, is called Multi Purpose Real Estate. Multi Purpose Real Estate (MPRE) combines capital appreciation strategy with one of the fastest [...]

Members of the G20 summit, which opened last night in Toronto, will compare their strategies to avoid a relapse into recession, as the collapse of the Greek economy has dampened optimism about a quick and orderly exit from the crisis. Discrepancies occur in two areas: the magnitude of fiscal adjustment, driven by the main countries [...]

by LUIS EDO. DIAZ The Aresep has scheduled six public hearings, the majority of which are next month, to address several requests regarding the rate increase for services like public transport and energy. The strongest increase to be examined by the Regulatory Authority for Public Services (Aresep) is the 248% increase in bus fares for [...]

The euro rose on Friday, heading for its first weekly gain versus the U.S. dollar in six weeks as investors who had bet on the currency’s fall bought it back on fears of central bank intervention. The Australian dollar jumped on speculation Australia’s central bank may step in to support the currency. The Aussie is [...]