Money

This article describes Costa Rica's banking system and financial sector. It gives an overview of the regulatory framework and regulators of the financial sector. It also discusses the state owned commercial banks as compared to the private banks operating...

Equifax Inc., one of three major providers of credit scores in the U.S., said Tuesday that it has bought Costa Rican credit reporting company Datum.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Equifax said the deal confirms its strategy to...

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...

These lots are located on the Central Pacific coast of Costa Rica, famous for having the cleanest, most beautiful beaches in the world. Just minutes away from Hermosa beach and Playa Jaco, its perfect for those that want to be close to a population center but still want secluded privacy.These lots are located on the Central Pacific coast of Costa Rica, famous for having the cleanest, most beautiful beaches in the world. Just minutes away from Hermosa beach and Playa Jaco, its perfect for those that want to be close to a population center but still want secluded privacy.

Like many neighborhoods throughout the United States in the late 1950’s and 1960’s, Ybor City, the “Latin Quarter” of Tampa, Florida, fell prey to the SUBURBANIZATION of America.  Shortly after World War II, the masses started leaving the city...

So this is the scenario:  You have been working hard and saving your money for the past (30) years and now you are thinking of moving to paradise and building that dream home for you and your sweetie.  Sound...

Depending on who you talk to, the term “expatriate” may have slightly different meanings.  For most people, an “expatriate” is any person living for an extended period in a country different from the country where they are a citizen....

Slowly but surely, an extraordinarily important new industry is slowly taking shape, with the potential to transform the global economy.After years of existing largely as an environmentalist’s fantasy, commercial production of biofuels for the world civil aviation industry is slowly...

The XIV Inter-American Microenterprise Forum (Foromic 2011) will be hosted in San José, Costa Rica from October 10-12, 2011.The forum, a microfinance and microenterprise development event in Latin America and the Caribbean, is organized by the Multilateral Investment Fund...

Costa Rica’s offshore investment has increased steadily over the past 15 years.The largest areas of growth is still real estate, but new growth sectors in Biofuels and Medical Travel has seen a sharp rise in the past 5 years.Costa...