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Independent Costa Rica Farmers Will Benefit From Coca-Cola’s Citrus Expansion Project
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The US soft drink giant, Coca-Cola, has presented a proposal to the Costa Rica government to increase citrus purchases from small domestic producers in the country.The announcement was made by Minister of Foreign...
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Costa Rica Tourism Advances Into the International Convention Market
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - According to the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT), the country will be promoted as a destination for international companies to come for conventions, conferences and meetings, through an initiative to diversify foreign investment and...
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German Electronics Plant Will Create 400 More Jobs for Costa Rica Over the Next Two Years
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The German electronics manufacturing company, Zollner Elektronik AG, promises to create 400 new jobs over the next two years, according to the vice president, Ana Helena Chacón.The company opened its Costa Rica campus...
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Experts Believe 2015 Will be a Good Construction Year for Costa Rica With 15% Growth
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Experts predict that the year ahead will show a drastic rebound in the construction sector of Costa Rica.This was explained by the President of the Association of Engineers and Architects, Luis Guillermo Pacheco,...
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Costa Rica Welcomes Its Newest Medical Device Exporter Apollo Endosurgery
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The US company Apollo Endosurgery, which makes medical devices, will open a manufacturing plant in Costa Rica this year to develop products for weight reduction.To start operations this year, they will be hiring approximately...
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Need Third Party Services? Tholons Rates San Jose as One of the Best Cities in the World for Business Outsourcing
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - San Jose is the best city in Latin America for companies to find outsourcing support services such as accounting, risk analysis, and human resources according to the latest study published on Wednesday by...
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Caribbean Mega Port Project Looking to Hire 550 Workers in January
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The company APM Terminals will be hiring 550 people in late January to start the construction of the first phase of the mega port in Moin on Costa Rica's Caribbean side.Communication manager for...
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Costa Rica’s Latest Export: Beef to the United Arab Emirates
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Costa Rica that has been authorized to export beef to the United Arab Emirates, but still lacks a health certificate to fulfill the agreement, said an official source.Authorization was granted by the Ministry of...
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New Imported Rice Tax Increase Actually Lowers Prices While Strengthening Domestic Producers in Costa Rica
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Domestic Costa Rican rice producers are applauding the government's decision to increase tariffs from 35% to 62.06% on imported milled grain, a measure that will benefit both consumers and domestic suppliers.The safeguard proposed...
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Costa Rican Restaurants Unite to Reduce Food Industry Packaging Waste
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – In the last nine months, 76 restaurants have joined the Returnable Container Campaign introduced by nature association, Terra Nostra, whose goal is to reduce disposable containers used by restaurants.The director of Terra Nostra,...
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Costa Rican Tourism Minister says Dollar Rate Will Not Change Next Year and Asks Businesses to Adjust Strategies
Tourism Minister William Rodríguez does not expect any changes in the dollar's value in Costa Rica in the coming...