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ICE said the cell phone signals and sets, as well as the Internet, will suffer interference from a government decree to reassign radio frequencies that are now in the hands of the institution.Last Friday, the Ministry of Environment, Energy...

by ESTEBAN KILLThe government proposes to eliminate all taxes on machinery and equipment used for power generation, according to a bill to open the electricity market and encourage private sector participation."Machinery or electrical components which serve to project developers,...

by SERGIO ARCE A.Mastering English is not enough to get a job. Multinationals in the country look, increasingly, for professionals who speak more than two languages.10 years ago, only two companies, Western Union and Sykes, hired multilingual staff to...

by SERGIO ARCE ABy the end of the year, the French firm Teleperformance services recruit 300 people, who will join the 310 who now work for the firm in Santa Ana.Eduardo Lugo, general manager of the company, said the...

by TCRN StaffThe sharp depreciation that has taken the dollar against the colon since August last year, have taken their toll on the finances of private banks.The impact of this exchange can be seen since last September, when the...

by TCRN StaffTen private companies and four public institutions joined together in order to improve and raise the competitiveness of the country as part of the Ally Foundation for Development.Jorge Nowalski, president of the foundation, explained that there are...

by TCRN StaffThe dollar was steady in morning bank counters practically the same as yesterday, when it fell about ¢17.This morning, the dollar was trading at Banco Credito Agricola de Cartago at ¢ 528 for sale and ¢ 518...

by TCRN StaffThe Central Bank announced this week that the Monthly Index of Economic Activity (IMAE) rose 7.2% in January this year over the same month of 2009.This was the largest variation (each month over the same month last...

by TCRN StaffRoberto Kriete, CEO of TACA Airlines, said yesterday that his company has postponed huge investments in Costa Rica due to infrastructure constraints at the Juan Santamaria International Airport.Aeris took over the management of the Juan Santamaria last...

by TCRN StaffA 35% decline in national production of coffee in the last seven crops have stimulated authorities to the sector to begin seeking solutions to the problem.During the 2002-2003 growing season, production reached 2.92 million bushels (equivalent to...