Article by M. Machua Millett Although all of the Latin American jurisdictions had notable regulatory and market developments in 2008, Costa Rica stands out as particularly significant given the the fundamental nature of the developments seen there in the past year. Opportunity and Risk in a “New” Market While relatively small in comparison to the [...]
January 15th, 2009 | Filed under Business/Real Estate | Read More »
By Rajani Baburajan TMCnet Contributing Editor Alvarion, a provider of Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX (News – Alert)) and wireless broadband solutions, has bagged a $6 million contract from ICE (Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad), a Costa Rican incumbent operator for telecommunications and electricity. As per the agreement, Alvarion (News – Alert) will execute a [...]
January 4th, 2009 | Filed under Business/Real Estate | Read More »
Question #2: What is the quality of Costa Rica’s healthcare system? The short answer is very good. It might come as a surprise to many, but a year 2000 survey conducted by the WHO (World Health Organization) of its 191 member states healthcare systems ranked Costa Rica 36th. This ranking placed Costa Rica among the [...]
January 1st, 2009 | Filed under Health | Read More »