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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 [...]

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Investing in Latin America’s Green Energy Growth Market

Michael — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 17:59:07 +0000

Biofuels is on the rise… again. The first time some painful lessons were learned for fast-in investors. This time the focus is on second generation biofuels and Central America. First generation: Why so bad? Some of it´s obvious and has been covered before: using petroleum-based fertilizer to grow corn, which is sprayed with petroleum-based pesticides [...]

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Costa Rica Rises The Least In Cost Of Living

TCRN STAFF — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:59:25 +0000

Last year Costa Rica suffered less from the effects of inflation, than any other country in Central America, according to a ranking (Spanish only) published this week. Tight control over the cost of regulated services was one reason for the favorable results. Not all the news was good, however, since major causes for low inflation [...]

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Canada, Costa Rica Hold Talks To Improve FTA

TCRN STAFF — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:59:52 +0000

Canada and Costa Rica have concluded a second round of talks on the improvement of their existing free trade agreement (FTA). The successful conclusion of this stage in negotiations was announced by Canada’s Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway. Talks took place from February 6 to 10 in San [...]

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Having a Custom Home Built in Costa Rica

TCRN STAFF — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:06:35 +0000

We purchased our lot in August 2007 from Pacific Lots of Costa Rica, located along the Costa Ballena in the southern Pacific region of Costa Rica. The lot had all infrastructure already completed (road, water and electric) which is rare in many developments. We began working on our home design with the developer in June [...]

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Costa Rica Draws Record Investment on Technology, Communications

TCRN STAFF — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:03:22 +0000

Jan. 16 (Bloomberg) — Foreign direct investment in Costa Rica rose 52 percent to a record $1.56 billion in the first nine months of 2011 on increased spending by technology and telecommunications companies. Investment in the Central American country’s free-trade zone, where U.S. corporations such as Intel Corp., International Business Machines Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. [...]

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Investing in Costa Rica – Including Recommended Projects

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:57:43 +0000

1. A country open to foreign investment It is known that the promotion and creation of ideal conditions for foreign investment isessential for the stimulation of exports. This also allows new technologies and createsemployment. The Costa Rican government and its laws encourage direct foreigninvestment. This attitude is shared by the two major political parties and [...]

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Selling your Costa Rica home in today’s Unstable Market

TCRN STAFF — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 17:59:49 +0000

In today’s market many Costa Rican sellers want to know the secret to selling their homes in record time. Sellers want to know ways to salvage the equity they’ve accrued over the past years. Unfortunately, there is no magical formula to determine the perfect sale. Selling quickly is no “sure thing” in the Costa Rican [...]

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Foreign investment in Latin America up 40% in 2010 – U.N.

Henriette Jacobsen — Mon, 16 May 2011 18:05:56 +0000

The Latin American and Caribbean region showed great resilience to the international financial crisis according to a newly released U.N. report on foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2010. Costa Rica was the second largest recipient in Central America.

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Costa Rica Advances its Strategies With Asian Countries

TCRN STAFF — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:06:43 +0000

TCRN STAFF: SAN JOSE (Costa Rica), Rene Castro, Costa Rican Foreign Minister met this week along with Costa Rican ambassadors in Asian countries to move forward their efforts in the region. The Minister and Foreign Policy Director Jairo Hernandez met in Beijing, together with Costa Rican ambassadors to China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Qatar and [...]

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Real Estate Continues Upward Trend

Michael — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 18:36:18 +0000

TCRN Staff: Costa Rica’s recovery continues gaining ground. Costa Rican’s are taking advantage of low price points. Surveyed realtors in Costa Rica the market continues 2010 improvement trend. A representative from Day Group Services, one of Costa Rica’s top real estate investment consultant companies, told TCRN that they have definitely seen a rise in investor [...]

Costa Rica – Bond Rating Raised to Investment Grade

Michael — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 12:21:35 +0000

Costa Rica’s bond rating was raised to investment grade, as Costa Rica’s economics have improved dramatically since 2008, reported Moody’s Investor Service. Moody’s Investors Service is a leading provider of credit ratings, research, and risk analysis. The firm’s ratings and analysis track debt covering more than 110 countries. Brazil, Chile and Peru have also seen [...]

Costa Rica Real Estate Rebounds

Michael — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:54:47 +0000

By TCRN Staff The real estate firm NAI released a mid-year report on Costa Rica real estate markets for housing, office space, retail space and land have all shown improvement in the first half of 2010. The Costa Rican real estate market is rebounding after the 2009 recession. Large and midsize projects are beginning to [...]

Money Does Grow on Trees!

Lance Harrell — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:46:43 +0000

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 [...]

Finca Bellavista: Treehouse Community

Lance Harrell — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:00:01 +0000

Escape the concrete jungle and come live in a real one! Finca Bellavista was created by Crested Beauty, S.A. to provide an opportunity for a sustainable and harmonious lifestyle in a rainforest environment. Finca Bellavista utilizes hydroelectric and solar power, a recycling center, common garden, and SkyTrails to lessen our impact to the rainforest environment. [...]