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Costa Rican Businesses Increasingly Charge in Dollars Rather Than Colones
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Although officially the country's currency is the colon, shops are leaning to price their goods in dollars, which impacts the price of the item’s value.This is because many imported products or industries depend...
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Costa Rica’s Coffee Sector Receives Much Needed Boost Thanks to International Price Hike
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The increase in the international price of coffee has filled the Costa Rican coffee sector with optimism, as confirmed by the president of the Coffee Institute of Costa Rica (Icafé), Ronald Peters.From their...
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Job Fair in Costa Rica Seeks Over 3,000 Bilingual Applicants
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The CINDE Job Fair began today in Costa Rica for its tenth year, with a total of 57 international and local companies that offer 3,000 jobs in areas such as accounting, finance, administration...
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Costa Rica Launches Digital Platform to Streamline Trade Procedures
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – Yesterday the authorities in Costa Rica launched a new digital platform called Single Window for Foreign Trade (VUCE 2.0), a project which will reduce processing costs for importers and exporters by about 90%.According...
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Central America is the Biggest Market for Costa Rican Investments
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Central America is the largest holder of investment for Costa Rican companies with a share of 64.2%, which exceeds the 28.6% that went to the United States, according to a study that was...
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Ophthalmology Giant Opens Plant in Costa Rica
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - CooperVision, one of the three largest manufacturers of contact lenses worldwide, will open its next plant in Alajuela, Costa Rica.The American company is building a 10,000 square meter plant, which in a first...
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Costa Rican Tourism Entrepreneurs Request Priority from the New Government
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – Tourism entrepreneurs of Costa Rica hope the new president, to be elected on Sunday, will prioritize the development of the sector through state policies."The tourism industry must re-position itself as a key activity,...
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Chambers of Costa Rica and Panama Work Together to Promote Trade
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Chambers of Commerce of Costa Rica and Panama will combine to promote greater trade relations in Central America at the Franchise Expo fair, to be held in Panama on September 11 and...
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The Construction Industry in Costa Rica Expected to Create 8,000 Jobs in 2014
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Costa Rican Chamber of Construction (CCC) today announced that in 2014 the construction sector expects to grow at least 7% and open about 8,000 job positions."This year there will be a moderate...
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Costa Rica’s Tourism Sector Unhappy With the Alcohol Prohibition Act for the Elections
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The National Chamber of Tourism (CANATUR) of Costa Rica has expressed displeasure with the municipalities for making the "dry law" or prohibiting sale of liquor for the presidential elections next Sunday.According to CANATUR,...
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Gisele Bündchen Enjoyed Santa Teresa in Costa Rica With Her Boyfriend and Two Children
Gisele Bündchen, businesswoman and supermodel, visited Costa Rica for the second time this year. This time she did so...