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Costa Rican Presidental Candidates Make Promises to the Tourism Industry
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The main presidential candidates promised Costa Rica local tourism entrepreneurs that they will take a series of measures to ensure that the Central American country receives three million visitors annually.Tourism is one of...
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Chinchilla Leads Summit Discussion in Panama on Community and Business
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The president of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla, said today that the Ibero-American Summit in Panama this week will investigate issues related to communities and businesses while meeting with several other leaders."We will be...
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Experts from 16 Countries Discuss Global Value Chains in Costa Rica
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - More than 40 representatives and experts from 16 countries begin a dialogue in Costa Rica centered on the discussion of global value chains (GVC) according to the Ministry of Foreign Trade of Costa...
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Costa Rican Company Receives $3 Million in Private Equity Funding
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Establishment Labs, a Costa Rican breast implant manufacturer, recently obtained $ 3 million in funding from the private equity fund manager Invermaster.With the money, the company, located in Alajuela-Coyol, will begin construction of...
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Unions Demand 3.96% Pay Raise for Costa Rica’s Private Sector Wages
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Union representatives have requested an increase of 3.96% for private sector wages in Costa Rica for the first half of 2014, said an official source.The Labor Ministry said in a statement that the...
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Central Bank’s Report Shows favorable Growth for Costa Rica for First Half of 2013
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Costa Rica received $ 1.3 billion in revenues during the first half of the year for the sale of services in information processing, software, hardware repair and other business services abroad. This amount...
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Costa Rica Signs the OECD Agreement to Boost Investment
Today Costa Rica signed the OECD Declaration on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises according to the international organization in a statement.This OECD Declaration is intended to help countries attract more and better foreign investment and promote responsible business conduct,...
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German Company Zollner Invests $ 10 million in Costa Rica Free Zone
The German company Zollner Elektronik AG, one of 15 world leaders in electronics manufacturing and engineering services, announced that it will invest $ 10 million in a free zone in Costa Rica that will serve as headquarters for America.The...
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Fair in Costa Rica Generated More Than $ 58 Million in Businesses
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Buyers Mission (BTM, for its acronym in English) generated in two days more than 58 million dollars in business among Costa Rican exporters and buyers from over 30 countries, said Procomer.Of the total,...
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New Franchises Registration slowed in the last 12 Months
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The number of new companies that were registered as franchises grew at a slower rate in the last12 months ending in August, up by 5.4% as against 9% and 17% in the two...
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Dance of the Little Devils: Among Oldest Indigenous Ceremonies in Costa Rica
With great excitement and expectation, I went to experience one of the most historic and unique traditional festivals held...