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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...

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...

A quiet hotel on the beach overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Nicoya, the mountains and islands of Nicoya. Conveniently located within walking distance to the ferries, cruise ships, bus station, restaurants, bars and casino. Reduced to sell at $649,000. The...

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...

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,...

Canada and Costa Rica have concluded a third round of talks on the expansion and modernization of their existing free trade agreement (FTA).The latest negotiations were held in Ottawa, with a fourth round scheduled for June. The original FTA...

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,...

(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...

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...

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...