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Credit Union 24, the country’s largest credit union-owned ATM and POS network, is collaborating with delegates from the World Council of Credit Unions to share best practices and develop effective EFT strategies within the Costa Rican market. Jaime Castro, chief...

Costa Rica and China will sign a statement of understanding Thursday to promote joint scientific research and exchanges, officials said.The agreement will be signed by the Costa Rican National Institute of Biodiversity (INBio) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences...

In an unprecedented co-ordinated effort, the Costa Rican banana industry built a dyke on the Rio Matina in record time to prevent surrounding communities and banana plantations from being flooded during the rainy season.With an investment of more than...

SAN JOSE: Costa Rica's legal watchdog on Thursday cleared a billion-dollar contract the government signed with China to jointly build an oil refinery after it was held up in legal wrangling for months.The Comptroller's Office reversed its own earlier...

Liberia, Costa Rica, August 28, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Craig Williamson, President of ERA Real Estate in Latin America and Chairman of the Green Building Council of Costa Rica, and Frank Biden, brother of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Director...

Liberia, Costa Rica, August 28, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Craig Williamson, President of ERA Real Estate in Latin America and Chairman of the Green Building Council of Costa Rica, and Frank Biden, brother of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Director...

CHATSWORTH, Calif., Aug. 12, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Capstone Turbine Corporation (www.capstoneturbine.com) (Nasdaq:CPST), the world's leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, recently expanded its Latin American presence by naming EXI - Electromec its distributor in Costa Rica.Established...

MEXICO CITY, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Mexico and Costa Rica reached an agreement on cooperation on Thursday, according to a statement by Mexico's president's office.The agreement, that covers cooperation in such fields as education, science and tourism, was signed...

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...

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...