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Internet Banking to Grow 65% a Year in Latin America

The number of Latin Americans who have access to their bank with mobile divices will grow by 65% annually in the coming years and reach 140 million people by 2015, according to a Deloitte report released by the Latin...

Central America Real Estate Growing Steady

Central America real estate continues to see positive growth despite global economic concerns. Central America has made steady progress in the past decade towards social development and economic growth. Central America is home to some of the poorest countries in...

Costa Rica to Install Internet Access in Every Public School

The government of Costa Rica announced Friday a plan to install access to the Internet in every public school in the country in order to reduce the digital divide and have better teaching tools. At present 4,800 public schools have...

Government Will Answer all Questions on granting San Jose-San Ramon Project

The President of the Republic, Laura Chinchilla said that the "government understands that we must explain" and also "is willing to answer all the questions" what about the granting San Jose-San `Ramon, which resulted in a series complains among...

Labor Force up, Unemployment Down

Since 2010 The National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC), has measured the employment conditions of in the country and recently released the 3rd quarter of 2012 findings. If this period is compared to the same quarter of 2011...

National Arts Festival Starts Friday

Art and culture will hit the streets of Santa Ana and Ciudad Colon starting this Friday with the opening of the National Arts Festival (FNA). The official ceremony, which involves the President Laura Chinchilla, is scheduled for April 5 at...

25 Earthquakes Shook Costa Rica in March

The National Seismological Network (RSN) reports the month of March had a total of 25 earthquakes shook the country from activity in Coco-Caribbean plates and activity in local faults. RSN Data reveal that 14 events owe their origin to subduction...

Customers of ICE Mobile May Pay Nothing or be Over Charged

If you are a customer of mobile phone service Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE), do not be surprised if your bill comes to zero, or, on the contrary, brings a surplus or maybe over charged. The National Association of Workers...

Government Happy with the Approval of the Arms Trade Treaty

The Government of Costa Rica was pleased by the approval of the Arms Trade Treaty, in the General Assembly of the United Nations Organization (UN) , where the treaty received a positive vote of 154 countries. The President of Costa...

Investors Cashing In on “Must Sell Real Estate” Opportunities

“Fire Sale” is a term you hear often when investors are talking about the best, hottest real estate deals. Unfortunately the fire sale market tends to be a hidden market because they sell so fast, usually by word of...
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Oktoberfest Festival: Costa Rica Prepares for Its 13th Edition

The Costa Rica Oktoberfest, one of the most acclaimed and anticipated festivals by the public, returns this year with...