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Costa Rican Investors shift focus to Biofuels
Biofuel investing has seen a sharp rise over the past year, but spiked just since President Obama took office. Obama’s push for green energy investment and growing demand for Green Fuels is seen as the major cause for the...
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Costa Rica Wary of Trade With China
SAN JOSE -- Costa Rica's manufacturers are asking to be excluded from the free trade treaty the Central American country plans to negotiate with China in a process set to begin in January.The head of the Chamber of Industries...
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Ormat for 65M geothermal deal
Nevada firm plans second project with utility Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad.Reno, Nev.-based Ormat Technologies (NYSE: ORA) is preparing to start its second geothermal project in Costa Rica after being chosen for a $65 million contract with Banco Centroamericano de...
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Xoom.com launches Money Transfer Service Directly to any Banco Uno, Banco Cuscatlan (now Citibank) Account in Central America
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- November 19, 2008 – Xoom.com, the fastest growing online money transfer company, today announced the launch of their Bank Deposit service to Banco Cuscatlan, Banco Uno, now Citibank, in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama...
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Ending 4-year battle Costa Rica approves CAFTA
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica is finally ready to join the Central American Free Trade Agreement after a four-year battle in the nation's congress.Costa Rica signed the trade accord in 2004 along with the rest of...
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Costa Rica Min: Ready To Begin China Free-Trade Talks
SAN JOSE (AFP)--Costa Rica is prepared to negotiate a free trade deal with China next year, the foreign trade minister said here Monday ahead of a visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao next week."The ministry now has enough criteria"...
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Costa Rica’s Economy is 64.8% Free
Costa Rica's economy is 64.8 percent free, according to our 2008 assessment, which makes it the world's 49th freest economy.Its overall score is 0.2 percentage point higher than last year. Costa Rica is ranked 11th out of 29 countries...
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Costa Rica to Report New Record in Attracting Foreign Investment for Second Consecutive Year
Costa Rica will reach a record figure in terms of foreign direct investment this year, going from $3.788 billion...