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Costa Rica: Good Climate for Pineapple Production
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,...
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Costa Rica to Start Trade Talks With Korea, Colombia in 2012
(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...
Economic
Costa Rica Introduces New Corporate Tax
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...
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Cosi Signs New Franchisee for Costa Rica
DEERFIELD, IL, Apr 05, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Cosi, Inc. , the fast casual restaurant company, today announced that it has entered into a development agreement with a new franchisee, Fast Casual S. A., to develop Cosi(R) restaurants in...
Money
Costa Rica: APM Terminals’ TCM Agreement Gets Nod
APM Terminals’ Moin Container Terminal (TCM) Concession Agreement with the Government of Costa Rica has received final endorsement from Costa Rica’s Comptroller General Office. With this, APM Terminals will be able to start the 18-month implementation phase performing all...
Money
Oberg Medical Expands
Oberg Medical, a full-service Medical Device contract manufacturer providing implants, instruments, and complex assemblies, announces plans for expansion of its Costa Rica manufacturing operation to better serve the expanding Medical Device market in Central America and provide cost optimization...
Money
Costa Rica’s Largest Green Condominium Project – Forests of Escazú
In early 2012 construction begins on the most extensive and ambitious Green development project in Escazú, Costa Rica. The project will include 120 condominiums with 30 condos per tower, employing the most current environmental technology available, spanning nearly two...
Money
New Tax Compliance Procedures Improve Costa Rica’s Ranking in Doing Business Index
Fernando Sánchez, managing partner of Russell Bedford Costa Rica, comments on World Bank Paying Taxes survey Recent reforms to its tax administration have seen Costa Rica leap 18 places in World Bank rankings of the world’s easiest tax compliance regimes,...
Money
Own Mel Gibson’s Costa Rican Retreat Villa
Actor-director Mel Gibson is putting his sprawling hilltop compound in Costa Rica up for sale, with a $29.75 million asking price.The Oscar-winning "Braveheart" director, who has suffered a series of public embarrassments in recent years after a decades-long reign...
Money
Pollo Tropical Opens First of Five International Franchise Locations in Costa Rica
MIAMI, Mar 22, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Miami-based Pollo Tropical® announces the opening of its first franchised restaurant in Costa Rica, in San Jose’s main square: Parque Central. The opening marks the first of what it hopes will be...
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Cultural Sensitivity: Why It Matters For Expats
Cultural sensitivity is sometimes confused with general politeness and the desire not to offend people. But it is more...