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Costa Rica Begins a Fundraising Campaign to Plant 200 thousand Trees
Costa Rica announced the start of the Huella del Futuro fundraising campaign to plant 400 thousand hectares in nine cantons of the northern zone, before September 2021. The country's intention is to promote the planting and maintenance for five...
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Working Only 4 Days a Week
One of the pioneers in establishing Saturday and Sunday as days off for workers was the American automaker Henry Ford in 1926, with the idea that rest during the weekend would make them more productive, reducing absenteeism and improving...
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Tico Employers May Maintain the Reduction in Working Hours until Next March
Tico Employers may maintain the reduction in working hours until next March, thanks to the authorization of the National Legislative Assembly. This week, bill 22,265 was approved in the first debate, authorizing said expansion due to the declaration of...
2% Increase in Hiring for 2021 is Expected in Costa Rica
The latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey revealed that for the first quarter of 2021, a 2% growth in hiring is expected in Costa Rica
Water is Now Traded on the Chicago Stock Exchange
Water, like gold, oil and other raw materials, began to be traded on the US stock market, despite its worrying scarcity, it was known today in the financial markets
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The Costa Rican Electricity Institute Proposes a Special Residential Hourly Rate
This week, the Public Services Regulatory Authority (Aresep) will present to the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) a proposal for the institution to develop a residential electric hourly rate for its subscribers.The intention of this initiative is to give...
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Tico Virtual Fair Will Offer Sustainable Products and Information on How to Be More Conscious Consumers
A virtual Christmas fair will create a space of sustainable holiday shopping for the family, without leaving home, being able to acquire, in addition to products, information on how to become more conscious consumers. This is the first "50stenible...
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President Carlos Alvarado Insist on the need for an “Adjustment” to avoid Bankruptcy of the Country
"I would ask the national community not be deceived by false narratives like that we are going to undercut institutions, sell institutions, fire people, hurt the country ... rather all this struggle is to take care of the country,...
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Award Highlights Achievements of the Most Outstanding Tico Companies of the Year
The Exporter Chain (Cadexco) held the traditional Export Effort Award 2020 this past week, in which it highlighted the work of the most outstanding private Tico companies of the year. The President of the group, Laura Bonilla, stressed that,...
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Costa Rica Issues Green Bonds for Economic Reactivation with a Sustainable Approach
The economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic and the fiscal situation of Costa Rica require green, resilient and inclusive solutions that consider both the well-being of people and nature. This much-needed balance is the only way to overcome...
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Stopping Ageism in Costa Rica
The concept of ageism was coined in 1969 by Dr. Robert Butler, an American gerontologist and the first director...