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China Stepping Up Trade Presence in Latin America
Business is booming between China and Latin America as the competition for resources continues.China has been busy in Latin America. Trade between Latin America and China has exploded from $10 billion in 2000 to $140 billion in 2008. While...
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Costa Rica 09-10 Coffee Crop Up 5% To 1.67M Bags
Costa Rica's coffee production in the next 2009-10 crop cycle, for which harvesting won't start until October, is forecast to rise 5% to 1,671,270 60-kilogram bags, the official Costa Rican Coffee Council, or Icafe, said Friday.This compares to total...
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GT Launches Supply Chain Research Center
Georgia Institute of Technology has launched a research center in Costa Rica to help develop new supply-chain technologies. The Georgia Tech Trade-chain Innovation and Productivity (TIP) center in Costa Rica aims to combine analytics, digital services and supply chain...
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Costa Rica boosts marketing spend to attract C&I business
Costa Rica Tourism Board's global marketing budget increases to USD20m this yearCosta Rica has increased its global marketing budget to promote the country as a C&I destination this year.The Costa Rica Tourism Board's marketing budget rose from USD14m in...
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Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband
Costa Rica's telecom market is one of the most advanced in Central America. Despite the economic slowdown, mobile telephony is expected to grow strongly in 2009, as the state-owned incumbent ICE prepares to face competition by cornering as much...
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WORLD BANK GROUP: Costa Rica/WB: US$500 Million to Strengthen Public Finances and Improve Competitiveness
(M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) The World Bank Board of Directors approved today a US$500 million contingent line of credit to the Republic of Costa Rica to boost the country's competitiveness and strengthen its public finances and respond to the...
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Chiquita up in profits, down in sales for 1Q
Chiquita Brands International’s net sales fell 10 percent, but it reversed a fourth-quarter loss and beat Wall Street’s earnings forecast in the process.The results sent Chiquita's stock (NYSE: CQB) up more than 20 percent, or $1.54, to $9.11 in...
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Singapore and Costa Rica conclude first round of free trade agreement
AsiaOneSingapore and Costa Rica held the first round of negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) from April 20 to 22, 2009 in Singapore.This was launched earlier on the sidelines of the official visit to Singapore by Costa Rican...
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Investment Guide 2009
In the midst of the mighty shock caused by the international crisis, especially in relationship with future expectations, the investors must keep making decisions about their capitals. As a matter of fact, the discussion has gone beyond the future...
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Arias calls for Mexican Business Investment in Costa Rica
On his official visit to Mexico, Costa Rican president, Oscar Arias, urged Mexican businessmen to take a look at what Costa Rica has to offer, to consider Costa Rica in their investments.The Costa Rican foreign trade office, Procomer, signed...
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The Long-Term Challenge of Costa Rica’s Power Supply
Costa Rica has been a pioneer in renewable energy, with over 95% of its electricity coming from renewable sources...