Tag: trade
Jamaica Pays Oil Debts to Venezuela in Food
Rather than cash the Jamaican Government has announced it intends to pay oil debts it owes to Venezuela in the form of food, medication,...
Costa Rica among countries that top regional growth
Regional growth will be led by Dominican Republic (6.0%), Panama (5.9%), Nicaragua and Bolivia (4.5%), and Costa Rica (4.3%) at the end of the...
Increased demand for intellectual property rights
The increased innovation in intangibles in recent years has let to the demand for protection mechanisms called intellectual property rights.
The brand name of a product,...
Why You Should Eat More of Costa Rica’s Award-Winning Bananas
The European Union-Central America partnership recently declared Costa Rican bananas the best in the world. Learn why you should be eating more of the...
Thanks to Public Outrage, Costa Rica Halts Any Further Hammerhead Exports
The Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR) warned that since September 2014, there have been deficiencies by the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)...
Get Your Build On: Costa Rican Cement Prices Could Drop 20% Thanks to New...
A new regulation that would extend the expiry date of cement (currently set at 45 days) will allow importing and selling cement at 20...
Atypical Dry Season Rain Will Continue Through Wednesday Across Costa Rica
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - A low pressure system off the Pacific coast and reduced trade winds will create a rainy start to...
Building a Home in Costa Rica? Cement Costs Could Go Down 50% in the...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Otto Guevara, head of the Libertarian Movement, has set a goal for a 25 to 50% price reduction...
Start Watching for Costa Rica’s New National Airline Coming in 2015
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The new national airline, Air Costa Rica, will be certified to begin operations in the country in the...
Are Your Christmas Lights Up to Par? Check Out the New Costa Rica Lighting...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - According to new national regulations, safe Christmas lights are defined as being able to withstand a maximum of...
Five Keys to Success for Exporting in Costa Rica
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – The Chamber of Exporters for Costa Rica (Cadexco) released a report with the five keys for small and...
Intensive International Trade Regulations on Sharks and Stingrays Began This Week
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – Since Sunday a new regulation went into effect that came from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered...
Trade Conference With Over 200 Exporters and Buyers From 35 Countries
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – The authorities of the Foreign Trade Promoter (Procomer) have everything ready for the sixteenth edition of the Buyers Mission or...
Pablo Escobar’s Right Hand Hitman Released from Prison
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – A Colombian judge ordered parole for a killer of the former drug lord Pablo Escobar, John Jairo Vásquez...
Costa Rica's National Guard Participates in Panama Canal Defense Training
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – Officers of the National Guard of Costa Rica participated in a meeting that brings together 17 nations to...
Intel’s Withdraw Dwarfing the Data for Other Costa Rican Exports
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) –The withdraw of Intel from Costa Rica is beginning to generate a heavy blow on the figures of exports, during...
Holland Disqualified from the World Cup Semifinals for Unsportsmanlike Behavior
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) –The Netherlands team was notified just a few minutes ago on their disqualification from the World Cup Brazil 2014 after...
Toshiba Opens New Headquarters in Escazú
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – To promote sales of laptops, tablets, convertible computers and storage devices such as hard drives, USB sticks and...
Solis Gets Contract With Tech Company During USA Tour
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - In his first international tour as president, Luis Guillermo Solís received the announcement that the technology company VMware...
Costa Rica's Government Announces Support for New Mobile Internet Charges
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – The Costa Rican government supports the proposal that is on the table by Sutel so that the consumer is charged...
Costa Rican Government Accepts Proposal for Teacher's Unions
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – This morning, while about half of the teachers returned to school, the government reopened the doors for dialogue...
New Hemingway Movie Shot On Location in Cuba
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Fidel Castro's rebels line the streets in front of the Government Palace in Havana while loyal soldiers to...
Ebay Comes to Latin America with Spanish and Portuguese Platforms
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The e-commerce company eBay has announced the launch of their new version of eBay.com in Spanish and Portuguese...
Costa Rica Makes Top Ten for Trade and Tourism for Latin America and Caribbean
Costa Rica is in the top 10 Latin American and Caribbean countries for Tourism and Trade according to the Bloom Consulting Country Brand Ranking...
GT Launches Supply Chain Research Center
Georgia Institute of Technology has launched a research center in Costa Rica to help develop new supply-chain technologies. The Georgia Tech Trade-chain Innovation and...
Singapore and Costa Rica conclude first round of free trade agreement
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Singapore and Costa Rica held the first round of negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) from April 20 to 22, 2009 in Singapore.
This...
Singapore Set to Negotiate Free Trade Agreement
Costa Rica and Singapore will begin negotiating a free trade agreement on April 20, the foreign trade ministry announced on Thursday.
The first meeting will...
Costa Rica Wary of Trade With China
SAN JOSE -- Costa Rica's manufacturers are asking to be excluded from the free trade treaty the Central American country plans to negotiate with...
Ending 4-year battle Costa Rica approves CAFTA
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica is finally ready to join the Central American Free Trade Agreement after a four-year battle in...
