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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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Gabriela Llobet is the Director General for the Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency, CINDE.Gabriela joined CINDE in July 2007. Prior to joining CINDE, she worked with INTEL for approximately 3 years as the Corporate Affairs Manager for INTEL Costa...

NARANJO, Costa Rica—Coffee producers in the heart of this region that grows top-notch beans learned a tough lesson in 2001, the last time prices sank: Even gourmet coffee can leave a bitter taste.This time, they are better prepared. Prices...

Costa Rica’s Congress last night gave initial approval to an overhaul of the tax system aimed at paring a fiscal deficit equal to more than 5 percent of gross domestic product.The legislation now awaits a Supreme Court ruling on opposition allegations...