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Costa Rica Ranked Better Than It’s Neighbors in “Doing Business”
Costa Rica News – When I first read this report I truly thought to myself that, I wonder if the World Bank is smoking crack? Then I realized that this was probably based on what the system says, and...
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Costa Rica Less Attractive For Foreign Businesses Due to “Poor English”
Costa Rica News (qCostaRica) - Once again Costa Rica has received a low score on the English proficiency index, which could make the country less appealing to foreign companies generating employment....
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Costa Rica Employment; Very Little Optimism for 2015
Costa Rica Business News – (QCostaRica) - Business confidence is still falling with complaints being made about the absence of an agenda which aims to improve the business climate in the country. From...
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Top Tips for Business Accounting
Business News – If you own a small business, chances are it’s your entire livelihood. You’ve likely poured lots of blood (maybe), sweat, and money into getting it up and running and making a profit....
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Benefits of Video Conferencing in Training
Business News – Since the invention of video conferencing technology, it has been applied to several different outlets of society, from distance board meetings to even education and training classes....
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China & Costa Rica Team Up for Ministerial Meeting of CELAC
Costa Rica News – The foreign ministers of China, Wang Yi, and Costa Rica, Manuel González Sanz, will co-chair the first ministerial forum China-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC)...
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Costa Rica’s Outlook Downgraded From Stable to Negative
Costa Rica Business News – Fitch Ratings changed its outlook on Costa Rica to negative from stable, citing a widening fiscal deficit and sluggish growth in the $50 billion economy as the government...
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Dell Computer Stores Closed in Costa Rica Due To Tax Issues
Costa Rica News – Dell stores in Multiplaza, in Curridabat, and Plaza Lincoln, in Moravia, were closed on Friday due to tax issues. The signs in the windows indicated that the Ministry of Finance...
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Using Virtualization with Cloud
Business News – Last year, Polycom announced the launch of a slew of products all designed to answer the rising demand in video conferencing for cloud based as well as virtualized software solutions....
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8% of Burger King’s Employees Being Laid Off in Costa Rica
Costa Rica Business News – Another red flag is being thrown up in regards to the Costa Rican economy. More jobs seem to be disappearing in Costa Rica as multi-nationals are starting to cut more and...
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Having a Wedding and Saying “I Do” Reach Record Costs in 2014
Business News – First comes love. Then comes marriage. But when the romance is said and done, these occasions are almost always followed by another, less-intimate commonality: a massive credit card...
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The Effect of Intel’s Manufacturing Plant Closing in Costa Rica
Costa Rica Business News – The decommissioning of Intel’s manufacturing plant caused quite a change in Costa Rica. For starters, 1,130 layoffs were made as the company moved to Vietnam and Malaysia....
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Costa Rica IT Jobs; Convergys to Hire 250 Employees
Costa Rica Business News – Looking for a job? The company Convergys Corporation has recently announced it will hire over 250 people. It is a multinational company that focuses on customer service and...
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South Korean Company Begins Spinning Mill Operations in Costa Rica
Costa Rica Business News – SAE-A Spinning, a South Korean company began operations of its spinning plant in Cartago province, Costa Rica at an investment of around $35 million. The new SAE-A plant will...
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British Pharmaceutical Company Expanding into Costa Rica
Costa Rica News – The pharmaceutical company GSK (GlaxoSmithKline) announced Tuesday it is creating 150 jobs in its customer service center in the next 18 months. The company says it will be looking...
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Costa Rica Unemployment Rises Above 10%
Costa Rica News – The Costa Rican National Institute for Census and Statistics published Tuesday the country’s new unemployment rate has reached 10.1 percent. According to the new figures,...
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Telecoms in Costa Rica Waiting for Frequencies
Costa Rica News – The new deputy Minister of Telecommunications, Emilio Arias, said they are waiting for two more studies before deciding how and when to tender the unused radio spectrum that mobile...
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The Micro-Franchise is Coming to Costa Rica
Costa Rica Business – Costa Rica’s first 30 micro franchises are about to be created in La Carpio, La Uruca. This area has many entrepreneurial minded people but the living conditions are poor and the...
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Intel Continues to Put Faith in Costa Rica
Costa Rica Business News – Intel closed its microchip factory 14 months ago, which meant 1,500 people were out of a job. This local talent pool proved strong, anchoring the business and creating jobs...
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Costa Rica To Offer Tax Incentives for Start-Up Businesses
Costa Rica News – High taxes are one of the reasons why opening a business in Costa Rica is so difficult and discouraging. Well, a new law, No. 19,538, might change all that by introducing a new...
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