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The business sector in Costa Rica has demanded U.S. Congress to ratify the Association Agreement between Central America and the European Union before Easter, to ensure Costa Rica’s economic stability."The national industry vehemently requested the deputies make their commitment...

Costa Rica Congress approved second and final negotiation on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between China and Singapore, which the Costa Rica government considers a valuable asset in its trade expansion in the Asia Pacific.NAFTA, signed by both countries...

This past week the Costa Rica government expressed confidence that the exchange of goods and services in Mexico will expand the country's free trade agreement (FTA) between Central America and Mexico upon ratification in Congress on Tuesday.The Costa Rican...

A brand new website launched in Costa Rica TicoExpress.co.cr, offering a doorway into Costa Rica’s favorite and fastest growing online food delivery service, Juanlotrae.com.The global online food delivery industry is growing at an incredible rate, in fact major players...

Costa Rica News - On February 21, Costa Rica will host its first E-Commerce Day, as part of the lecture series that drive the development of electronic commerce in Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Mexico, Sao Paulo and Costa...

The delegations of Costa Rica and Colombia closed negotiating last week with agreements on financial and trade defense of the free trade agreement (FTA), but still fail to reach an agreement on the opening of their markets.The fourth round...

Costa Rica and Colombia launched the fourth round of negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), in which both countries are expected to bring to the table their initial offers of market access.According to the Costa Rican Ministry...

Managers of Banco de Costa Rica (BCR) and National Bank (BNCR), Mario Rivera and Fernando Naranjo respectively, reject the imposition of the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) to set a limit on placement creditworthiness of financial institutions regulated...

While often overshadowed by its larger Central American and South American compatriots there is no doubt that Costa Rica has weathered the storm of the worldwide economic downturn better than most. Despite the fact that the World Bank has...

The appreciation of the colon against the dollar benefited the state banks (Banco Nacional, Banco de Costa Rica, Bancrédito) for 2012.Those entities as a whole won a total of 7.556 billion colones, representing an increase of 14% compared with...