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By TCRN Staff:A recent Deloitte study predicts that consumption in the country will grow sharply in 2010, due to signs of economic recovery worldwide and especially in the U.S., Costa Rica's main trading partner.Both the Costa Rican Chamber of...

By TCRN StaffThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) reported on its website Wednesday that it will increase Costa Rica's access to credit from $65 Million to $653 Million after the second economic review of a stand-by agreement which was finalized...

By: Lance HarrellWith the release of the new G3 lines by ICE last week, the demand for new phones was high. So high in fact that the Nokia 5800 and N97 models that were optional sold with the line...

TCRN StaffThe average price of the US dollar on the wholesale market fell on the 5th an additional ¢3.79, thereby accumulating in a ¢7.63 reduction in the last two days.On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the price of the dollar...

SAN JOSE-- Representatives of the European Commission and the government of Costa Rica on Wednesday signed in Brussels a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a bilateral consultation mechanism, the Costa Rican Foreign Trade Ministry announced Wednesday.According to the...

ANKARA- Turkish and Costa Rican leaders said Wednesday the two countries intend to sign a free trade agreement to boost bilateral economic relations and also enhance political ties, Turkish media reported.Turkish President Abdullah Gul told a joint press conference...

Results of the Cisco Costa Rica Broadband Barometer Project reported a 27.3 percent growth in fixed broadband connections in Costa Rica during the first half of 2009.The increase in broadband connections was mainly in the enterprise and home segments....

by Ana Laura CárdenasSince last August, about 50 women from four communities in the district of Desamparados, San Jose, Costa Rica, have received Business management training with a gender perspective for women's entrepreneurship. The training is funded by the...

By: Lance HarrellThe Costa Rican company Intertel is planning on releasing IP calling cards for travelers, to compete with ICE roaming service and other cellular companies entering the market.The card is called the Traveler, with which users can call...

By Alex Leff , GlobalPostTURRIALBA, Costa Rica — For generations, coffee and sugar cane have kept many of the working people employed in this charming village plopped amid lush green mountains and the smoke-spewing Turrialba volcano 33 miles east...