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US Economic Recovery Will Oxygenate Costa Rican Sectors
The economic scenario in the United States looks to improve this year and Costa Rica is smiling thanks to it. There are upward revisions in the US projections of entities such as Goldman Sachs, which expect an economic growth...
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Costa Rican Public Employees Will Now Have Paid Leave to Care for Family Members Due to Illness or Disability
Public employees will enjoy paid leave to take care of a relative, whether due to illness or permanent or temporary disability. The motion that establishes it was voted favorably by the National Assembly deputies and will be incorporated into...
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5 Tips to Promote Organizational Culture in Times of Remote Working
As a result of the Pandemic, the practice of working under remote dynamics increased in Costa Rica and in the world, and it is here to stay. Most likely, in 2021 many companies will continue to operate under this...
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Nicoya Breaks Paradigms by Intervening a Wetland To Benefit the Ecosystem and Surrounding Communities
In Nicoya, the Local Government, together with a diversity of public institutions and hand in hand with the communities, have understood that the desire to conserve the natural wealth of the canton does not have to conflict with the...
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Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce Predicts Less Unfair Competition When Tax Exoneration for Internet Purchases Ceases
The Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce celebrated the adoption in the country of the fourth version of the Central American Uniform Customs Code (Cauca IV) as of May 1st and described it as "a very important step for Costa...
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Costa Rica Consolidates its Exports of Medical Devices
Costa Rica is increasingly consolidated as one of the best destinations in the world for manufacturers of life sciences devices. Currently, it is the second country in Latin America in exporting medical devices, controlling 24% of the regional market,...
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Costa Rican Banks Strengthen Themselves to Counter the Growing Digital Scams
Scammers are on the lookout to take advantage of inexperienced Ticos on digital platforms to gain access to their bank accounts. Faced with this situation, banks have implemented a series of tools on their platforms so that their platforms...
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New York State Legalizes the Recreational Use of Marijuana
The governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, signed this past Wednesday the law that legalizes the recreational use of marijuana, approved the day before by state legislators. With this initiative endorsed by both houses, where the Cuomo Democrats hold...
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Crowdsourcing a new Business Model
The Crowdsourcing, is a terminology that comes from the conjugation of two words of Anglo-Saxon origin "Crowd" (crowd) and "Source" (source). It is emerging today as a new business model through the Internet.In the same way, it presents a...
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Costa Rica Officials Urged its Citizens to Support Local Tourism During Easter
The Costa Rican government today urged the population to visit the National Parks during Holy Week to support tourism and thus contribute to reactivate the national economy, impacted by COVID-19.The call from the Ministry of Environment and Energy (Minae),...
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Poás Volcano Continues Erupting with Light Ash Emissions and Low Seismic Activity
Poás Volcano continues its eruptive activity this past week, with low-density ash emissions, incandescence during the night, and more...