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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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China to invest in new technology park in Costa Rica
The global economy may be grinding to a halt, but investment from China continues to pour into Costa Rica.Days after President Oscar Arias laid the first stone of the new, $83 million, China-financed National Stadium, the eastern power announced...
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13 million investment
For planes flying into Juan Santamaría International Airport, the Central Valley's overcast skies and low, lingering clouds often pose a problem for landing. Many times, concerned pilots will divert flights to Panama or Daniel Oduber International Airport, in the...
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Costa Rica’s pull factor for business tourism
Costa Rica's pull factor for business tourism is set to get a boost this month, industy sector reports.Latin America's congress consortium, COCAL, is hosting a major business event in San José from March 10 to 14, inviting some 250...
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Costa Rican tomatoes bound for U.S. market
“Costa Rica is lining up to fill a gap between the winter and spring tomato greenhouse deal,” said Paul Mastronardi, executive vice president for Kingsville, Ontario-based Mastronardi Produce Ltd., which is marketing the imported tomatoes.Mauricio Blanco, president of the...
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US Companies see Costa Rica as attractive
Costa Rica has seen a surge of foreign business investment and expansion interest this year. While there has been some scaling down, the need to find cost effective solutions for growth, Costa Rica has been attacking new businesses.An example...
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Costa Rica expects EU offer on bananas next month
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Costa Rica expects the European Union to make a new offer on bananas next month in an attempt to resolve the world's longest-running trade dispute, Foreign Trade Minister Marco Vinicio Ruiz said on...
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Singapore Set to Negotiate Free Trade Agreement
Costa Rica and Singapore will begin negotiating a free trade agreement on April 20, the foreign trade ministry announced on Thursday.The first meeting will be held from April 20-22 in Singapore, the ministry said.Costa Rica's trade negotiating panel will...
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Costa Rica’s Largest Telecommunications Operator Awards Airspan Networks 12.5 Million Contract
I.C.E. Has Undertaken a Substantial Residential and Business Subscriber Expansion of Next-Generation Advanced Services in the Country With Airspan's WiMAX Productsbr> January 20, 2009: 08:00 AM ETAirspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN), a leading provider of WiMAX-based broadband wireless access...
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Major Insurance and Reinsurance Developments in 2008
Although all of the Latin American jurisdictions had notable regulatory and market developments in 2008, Costa Rica stands out as particularly significant given the the fundamental nature of the developments seen there in the past year.Opportunity and Risk in...
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Costa Rican Philharmonic Brings Back the Greats of 2000s Alternative Rock and Pop Punk
The Costa Rica Philharmonic Orchestra presents a concert featuring some of the most memorable alternative rock and pop punk...