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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...

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...

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,...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – By January, active companies and foreign corporations with branches or agents in Costa Rica must pay income tax on legal employees, which is ¢201,700 and ¢100,850 for inactive businesses.The amounts were established after...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – A bill is being debated in Costa Rica Legislature that proposes to reward companies that reduce their carbon emissions with a 5% exemption on their income taxes. This is all part of a...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – The minimum wage in Costa Rica grew moderately during 2014 compared to other Latin American countries.Wages rose 2.7 percent from December 2013 to September of this year, which was slightly higher than the...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Costa Rican cable company Millicom (Tigo) and Telecable have requested approval from Sutel to integrate, as reported through a press release.Norman Chaves, Tigo spokesman, explained that talks between the two companies began months...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Minister of Finance, Helio Fallas, has confirmed that a bill is on the horizon for the Value Added Tax (VAT), which will raise it to 14 percent at the first of the...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Banco Popular has announced that all their offices will operate on a regular schedule until Tuesday, December 23. From this date they will be open at different times or totally closed, depending on their proximity...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The construction of the new container terminal in Moin, through the Dutch company APM Terminals, will begin in January and during the first phase of the work they'll be hiring all kinds of...