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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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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Mark Mead of Mead Brown Costa Rica is 1 of only 40 Villa Rental Agents in the World
Mark Mead of Mead Brown Costa Rica is 1 of only 40 villa rental agents in the world named to the prestigious Conde Nast Traveler villa rental agent list for 2012. Playa Herradura, Puntarenas, Costa Rica (PRWEB) March 20, 2012...
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First Costa Rica Winery Launched
Napa Valley wine consultant Kerry Damskey has pioneered Costa Rica's first commercial winery.Damskey told Decanter.com he planted 4ha of Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Syrah and Grenache in December 2011.The winery and vineyards are located above the small city of...
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Costa Rica Seeks Indian Investments, More Business Cooperation
NEW DELHI: Latin American nation Costa Rica today sought Indian investments and cooperation in the field of automobiles, biotechnology and agri food products.The two countries are negotiating an agreement to promote investment and bilateral business relations. In 2010-11, the...
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Aegis Expands its Footprint in Costa Rica
Dallas, Texas, and Mumbai, India (March 21, 2012): Aegis Limited, a global outsourcing services provider
and part of the $17 billion Essar Group, announced today that it is expanding its footprint in Costa Rica
by opening a 900‐seat call center in...
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Why Doesn’t Costa Rica Have an Army?
Costa Rica stands as one of the few nations in the world without a standing military, a remarkable political...