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A referendum was held back in 2007 in Costa Rica in order to approve or reject DR-CAFTA. 52% of the citizens voted "yes". This free trade agreement between the United States, Central American countries and Dominican Republic was negotiated...

Buying property or a new home in a foreign country can be a scary proposition. Costa Rica has recently made changes to their Consumer Protection Law, and the law will now include protection for sales and contracts for sales...

Something extraordinary is happening in the world of business, and it is going to create some very big shifts in our world. The world of business is changing. While we regularly see news about the affairs of ‘big business’,...

When you think about Costa Rica first things that come to mind could be something like nice weather, beaches, people having good times and of course vacations. But when it comes to business and thinking about entrepreneurship we can find...

While most of the news these days is about the recent American election, there was some good news coming out of the United States too. A group of young Americans, aged 9 to 20, have won the right to...

With greater oil reserves than Saudi Arabia, Venezuela should be, at least, a moderately prosperous country. Instead, it has the world’s fastest contracting economy, with a rampant inflation heading towards more than seven hundred percent (700%) and shortages of food...

SINPE Mobile is directed to retail payments segment (low amounts), so that users of the Costa Rica National Financial System can make electronic money transfers to accounts linked to mobile phone numbers from any electronic channel banking (Banking SMS...

As anyone who has been watching the news knows, Haiti is recovering from Hurricane Matthew, a Category 4 hurricane that recently devastated the poorest country in Latin America.  Even as they try to pick up the pieces, find their...

When properly informed on what appliances to buy for your kitchen, you can save energy as well as cash, while helping the environment.When you add up all the appliances found in a standard kitchen, the microwave, refrigerator, washer, dryer,...

Many, if not most, rental agreements or leases include a clause relating to the security deposit, which is usually equivalent to one month’s rent.  This applies to residential, commercial, or office buildings.  This clause usually states that the tenant will...