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Costa Rica Negotiates the Entry of Fruit to China

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 20 May 2012 17:59:32 +0000

The Ministry of Foreign Trade (Comex) in Costa Rica is negotiating with China to define export protocols for pineapples and melons, reported the Financial Capital. According to the Journal these products hope to have phytosanitary certification. Health protocols are created to comply with the standards set by the importing country and also to ensure regular [...]

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Been Scammed or Defrauded in Costa Rica?

TCRN STAFF — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:43:30 +0000

Costa Rica like every country has people that look to take advantage of others in the pursuit of financial gain, otherwise known as scammers or scam artists. They will use the inadequacy of the legal system, the unethical lawyers, or the banking laws to take money out of your pocket and put it in theirs leaving you [...]

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Baby Boomers, Here They Come

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 13 May 2012 17:59:58 +0000

In a candid interview with The Costa Rica News (TCRN), Dr. Marco Muñoz Peralta, gave us his views about Health Tourism and the Dental problems facing the Baby Boomers! TCRN: Couldn´t help noticing your full waiting rooms. Is this norm? Dr. Marco: Yes, it is. Year after year with basically only ¨word of mouth¨ as [...]

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New IBM Delivery Center Opens in Costa Rica

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 13 May 2012 17:59:36 +0000

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica and ARMONK, N.Y., May 10, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) officially opened today its new Costa Rica Delivery Center, in America Free Zone, Heredia. IBM will invest US$300 million over 10 years, and intends to employ up to 1,000 people by 2014. The new center will provide high-value services [...]

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Costa Rica Secures $670 Million Loan for Hydroelectric Dam

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 06 May 2012 17:59:44 +0000

From Tico Times – The Inter-American Development Bank (BID) approved $670 million in loans to finance the Reventazón Hydroelectric Dam – the most complex hydroelectric project ever built in Costa Rica – near the Caribbean slope town of Siquirres. The 305.5 MW project is expected to provide energy for some 525,000 families and comes with [...]

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Banco Nacional Announces Alliance with PayPal

David Gomez — Sun, 06 May 2012 17:59:38 +0000

The Banco Nacional (BN) and the online payment firm PayPal announced last Thursday, April 26th, an alliance to facilitate electronic commerce in Costa Rica, thus allowing companies to use an internationally recognized system to send and receive payments in a faster and easier way. Although e-commerce has grown in the past years, internet sales have [...]

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The New Puntarenas – Michael’s Surfside Hotel

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 06 May 2012 17:59:34 +0000

Most people’s ingrained perceptions of Puntarenas in the past were negative. I must admit when I was heading on the bus from San Jose to this Central Pacific port town I was prepared for the worst. I was told in the past by people that had travelled there it was a long bus trip and [...]

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Costa Rica: Exports grow 16%

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:59:50 +0000

Costa Rica exports grew 16.1% in the first three months of 2012, by comparison with the same period of last year, according to the Promoter for External Commerce and the Ministry of External Commerce (Comex). From January to March, Costa Rica exported products with a value of 2,911 million Dollars (403 million dollars higher). The [...]

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Costa Rica: Good Climate for Pineapple Production

TCRN STAFF — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:59:31 +0000

An exporting firm has informed FreshPlaza that for now weather conditions in Costa Rica are normal for pineapple production. In about fifteen days, the winter season in Costa Rica begins and the first rains are expected to start. According to producers, “Winter should not affect production greatly.” One of the phenomena caused by rain is the “Blow Water” [...]

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Costa Rica to Start Trade Talks With Korea, Colombia in 2012

TCRN STAFF — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:59:11 +0000

(Bloomberg) – Costa Rica plans to start negotiating free trade agreements with South Korea and Colombia this year and complete an accord with members of the European Free Trade Area by October, the country’s trade minister said. South Korea and Colombia “have presented a feasibility study and we are basically waiting for Korea to be [...]

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Costa Rica Announces New Fiscal Measures to Contain Deficit

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:23:48 +0000

SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA, April 18 (Reuters) – Costa Rican president Laura Chinchilla announced a new set of measures to contain the country’s growing fiscal deficit, after a draft tax reform bill was thrown out by a high court a week ago. In a seven-minute address on national television, Chinchilla said her government plans to [...]

The Future of Costa Rica: Leading Biofuel Production

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:59:49 +0000

Contact: Dan Chambers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tel: 506-2261-6822 CR Tel: 506-8818-0262 Email: info@TheCostaRicaNews.com THE FUTURE OF COSTA RICA: LEADING BIOFUEL PRODUCTION Over the years, terms like construction, development and real estate have failed to take into consideration the words sustainability and environmental well-being. In fact, so much so that infrastructural development tends to take [...]

Why Ship Your Household Items to Costa Rica?

TCRN STAFF — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:59:01 +0000

There are two main reasons for this money and irreplaceable comforts from home. Money You can see examples of this on craigslist in Costa Rica or if you have had the chance to go shopping down in Costa Rica. If you look on craigslist for used items or actually go to Walmart or other stores [...]

Shipping a Car to Costa Rica – What Should I Do?

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 17:59:35 +0000

What should I do, bring my car or buy one already here? That is the dilemma for many of us living in Costa Rica or soon to be living here. Anyone looking to purchase a vehicle in Costa Rica soon find out that used vehicle and new one for that matter, are a lot more expensive here [...]

Costa Rica Introduces New Corporate Tax

TCRN STAFF — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:59:30 +0000

Costa Rica has introduced a new annual tax on all corporate structures, pegged to average public sector salaries. For ‘active companies’ registered in Costa Rica, i.e. those undertaking commercial activities, the tax is equal to half the average monthly base salary of a public sector employee. For ‘inactive companies’, those used to house personal assets [...]