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Is 2021 a Year for You to Create an Online Business?
If you have a business plan, and identified market, and how to cover costs, it may well be the year to begin an online...
Costa Rica Has the Lowest Inflation in Four Years
Costa Rica closed 2020 with an inflation of 0.89 percent, the lowest in the last four years, according to data from the National Institute...
Bridge between Panama and Costa Rica is 97% complete, expected to open in March
Currently 97% of progress has the construction of the binational bridge over the Sixaola River, between Costa Rica and Panama; and its inauguration is...
Costa Rica’s Coffee Exports Grow for the Seventh Consecutive Month
Costa Rican coffee sales to the international market increased in December for the seventh consecutive month helped by an improvement in the harvest, due...
Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce called on the Executive and Legislative powers to Avoid...
With the announcement of the start of the second round of formal talks between the Government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), next Monday,...
Tico Government seeks approval of project to promote sustainable Fishing and Aquaculture
The Tico Government presented to the Legislative Assembly a bill for the development of a sustainable fishing and aquaculture project, which seeks to generate...
President Highlighted that Costa Rica is Strong, Fights and Resists
President Carlos Alvarado affirmed that Costa Rica has been strong, struggles and resists with its essence intact and urged all political forces to unite...
Avoid Fines in 2021 for the “Marchamo”
Those who do not carry the proof of payment for the private vehicle circulation Tax 2021, also known as the “marchamo”, are exposed to...
Costa Rica Became the Country that Advanced the Most in the Human Development Index...
In a year marked by the emergence of COVID-19 and the economic crisis, Costa Rica became the country that advanced the most in the...
Tico Businessmen say to the Government: “A Total Closure Would be Catastrophic for the...
Five unions that group workers in Health Services demanded that Minister Daniel Salas issue an "immediate total confinement" due to hospital saturation. The request...
Five Big Changes that will Revolutionize Work in the Coming Years
There are two great forces that are revolutionizing the world of work: automation and the COVID-19 Pandemic. This is what is known as the...
SMEs in the Tico Restaurant Sector Receive Financial Support to Recover from the Crisis
A cooperation agreement signed by Mucap (Cartago Mutual Savings and Loan) and the Costa Rican Chamber of Restaurants and Related Products (CACORE) will allow...
What Awaits the Costa Rican Retail Sector in 2021?
The crisis that accompanies the retail sector in 2020 and which worsened with the arrival of COVID-19 in the country, will continue to be...
Costa Rican Cocoa Producers Compete For Recognition of Their Quality
Cocoa production in Costa Rica is consolidated and the quality of the production is recognized in the world for being 100% fine or aroma....
Latin America could be the World Leader in Sustainable Policies, says United Nations
The annual report, which analyzes and classifies the human progress of each of latin america country, raised Costa Rica and Panama in its ranking,...
Costa Rica Breaks Record of Foreign Investment Projects Amid Pandemic
The crisis caused by COVID-19 was positive for Costa Rica in terms of attracting foreign investment projects, reveals the latest annual report of the...
New Tourism Cluster in the Central Pacific Will Improve Competitiveness in Costa Rica’s Post-Covid...
The start of the new Tourism Cluster for the Central Pacific Region this past week at the facilities of the Tourism Promotion Board in...
Costa Rica Stay Permit Increase From 90 to 180 Days Receives Support
International visitors arriving in Costa Rica are authorized, depending on the country, a stay of up to 90 days. While 90 days can be...
Costa Rica Begins a Fundraising Campaign to Plant 200 thousand Trees
Costa Rica announced the start of the Huella del Futuro fundraising campaign to plant 400 thousand hectares in nine cantons of the northern zone,...
The Costa Rican Electricity Institute Proposes a Special Residential Hourly Rate
This week, the Public Services Regulatory Authority (Aresep) will present to the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) a proposal for the institution to develop...
Tico Virtual Fair will offer Sustainable Products and Information on How to be more...
A virtual Christmas fair will create a space of sustainable holiday shopping for the family, without leaving home, being able to acquire, in addition...
President Carlos Alvarado Insist on the need for an “Adjustment” to avoid Bankruptcy of...
"I would ask the national community not be deceived by false narratives like that we are going to undercut institutions, sell institutions, fire people,...
Award Highlights Achievements of the Most Outstanding Tico Companies of the Year
The Exporter Chain (Cadexco) held the traditional Export Effort Award 2020 this past week, in which it highlighted the work of the most outstanding...
Costa Rica Issues Green Bonds for Economic Reactivation with a Sustainable Approach
The economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic and the fiscal situation of Costa Rica require green, resilient and inclusive solutions that consider both...
Central America Makes History by Signing the first Regional Social Policy
In the framework of the 73rd Ordinary Meeting of the Council for Central American Social Integration (SICA), the Ministers of the different Social Cabinets...
Double Collection of the Value Added Tax (IVA) will be Refunded in Costa Rica
The General Directorate of Taxation will modify the way in which the double collection or undue collection of the value added tax (VAT) for...
Tico Surf Ready to Receive Tourists from All over the World
The opening of the air border is a great relief for the more than 400 surf instructors that the country has. A significant number...
These Are the 10 Cities in Latin America with the Best Quality of Life
The quality of life is determined by many factors, from access to public transportation to the availability of housing, international schools, and the cultural...
Marine Farm Project Aims to Reactivate the Economy of Coastal Families
The Marine Biotechnology and Aquaculture Laboratory of the Pacific Marine Park located in Puntarenas, is developing an aquaculture program to expand the supply of...
Alliance provides facilities for Tico companies to become Carbon Neutral Plus
An alliance between Anaconda Carbon, the Business Alliance for Development (AED), and Ecoins provides companies with the opportunity to become Carbon Neutral Plus. This...
Legalizing Hemp Plantations in Costa Rica will present many Difficulties declares the Ministry of...
President Carlos Alvarado included as one of his few economic reactivations plans the support for the planting of hemp. But within the government itself,...
Costa Rica among the best prepared to promote the Internet of Things market in...
The Internet of Things (IoT) has rapidly penetrated the market and governments globally: telemedicine receives and monitors patient data in remote areas, predicts where...
Costa Rica Experienced Less Collapse Due to the Pandemic in Latin America, but in...
The novel Coronavirus Pandemic caused a lesser economic collapse in Costa Rica compared to most of Latin America and the Caribbean but found the...
Is Costa Rica’s Public Sector Prepared to Offer a Different Consumer Experience?
The importance of the consumer incorporate strategies has been talked about for a long time. By mid-2020, your needs and wants are the foundation...
Culture is not an expense, it is an investment: the Tico Artists’ cry against...
In mourning, dozens of artists marched the morning and afternoon of this October 24th through the streets of San José against the cut of...
8 deputies from 4 parties ask the President to veto the plan to revive...
Eight deputies from four political parties on October 24th asked the President of the Republic, Carlos Alvarado Quesada, to veto the project that revives...
7 out of 10 Costa Ricans plan to spend less money this Christmas
The end of an atypical year is approaching. The Covid-19 pandemic meant 2020 with health, economic, and even social crisis. Even though we have...
Dozens of Artisanal Fishermen Demonstrated against Trawling in front of the National Assembly
A group of dozens of artisanal fishermen demonstrated against the reactivation of trawling on October 19 in front of the Legislative Assembly. They held...
Soft Skills: Why are they important for Business during the Economic Recovery?
Businesses face different challenges today. The preparation of employees in technical aspects or hard skills, such as accounting management or knowledge of the market,...
Costa Rica´s “Buyers Trade Mission”, this Year Virtual but equally Successful
Every year Costa Rica carries out the Buyers Trade Mission (BTM) that seeks to put exporters or potential exporters in contact with buyers from...
