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Centaur Considers Absurd Regulation that Obliges Tourists to Pay a Tax to see Whales

The National Chamber of Tourism (Canatur) considered a contradiction to the reality that the country's tourism faces and the urgent need to reactivate it, the provision contained in the Regulation for the Operation of Activities Related to Cetaceans in...

Sport Fishing Generates 13 thousand Jobs in the Country

Representatives of the Costa Rican Federation of Sport Fishing (FECOP) stated that the sector generates around 13 thousand direct jobs in the country and profits of 520 million dollars per year for the Costa Rican economy. This was announced in...

PROCOMER Launches New Program to Create High Value Exportable Offer

With the objective of promoting the creation of a new high-value exportable offer for Costa Rica and fostering the culture of entrepreneurship and innovation in the country

Looking for a job? 3000 coffee picking opportunities are available in Central Valley

Coffee cooperatives announced the opening of 3,000 jobs for coffee harvesting in different farms located in the Central Valley. The cooperatives groups more than 1,500 coffee producers in 25 different communities in Alajuela, Heredia, Cartago, and San José. These cooperatives...

Proposal for the “Renta Mundial Tax” Does Not Have Support in National Assembly

Instead of promoting proposals that affect the economic reactivation and the image of the country as a business destination, as is the case of “Renta Mundial Tax”, President Carlos Alvarado should support other initiatives that do generate investment opportunities...

Costa Rica Has the Third Highest Salary in Latin America

Costa Rica has the third highest average salary in Latin America, concludes a study by Picodi. Ticos earn an average of $ 737 per month, a lower salary than Panamanians ($ 774), and Puerto Ricans ($ 1,858), regional leaders. In...

CCSS has Executed more than 64 billion colones in the Control of the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) has invested 64 thousand 189 million colones from its contingency fund for the control of the COVID-19 Pandemic as of August 21st, 2020, informed Karen Nájera Rodríguez, head of the subarea Budget...

AyA Suspends Water Service Cuts Due to Delay Payment until September

The Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) announced on August 21st that it will suspend water service cuts due to delay payment until September, to contain the economic impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on households. "The institution joins...

Costa Rica is the Central American Country that has resorted to More Effective Economic Measures during the Crisis

Each Central American country has sought a way to alleviate, through economic policy, the effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic crisis, with Costa Rica having resorted to the most effective actions, according to a study by the Central American Monetary...

Financial Education Portal Allows Costa Ricans to Promote Good Use of Their Money

To promote financial education in the population through development associations, the Ministry of Economy (MEIC), together with the National Directorate for Community Development (Dinadeco) and Davivienda, implemented a pilot plan with which these organizations can promote good money management...
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More Than 40 Tourism Companies and Organizations to Gather at the 6th San Jose Tourism Expo Fair

The 6th San Jose Tourism Expo Fair 2026 will bring together more than 40 companies and organizations linked to...