Stock up! Costa Rica could face severe shortage of avocados after import ban
Email this page May 12th, 2015 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica could soon face a severe shortage of avocados after the State Phytosanitary Service (SFE) of the Ministry of Agriculture (MAG) banned…
Oil rises to 2015 high of $67 a barrel
Oil prices hit a 2015 high Monday, rising to $67 a barrel. An expected slowdown in U.S. oil drilling, and speculation on a Chinese economic stimulus plan, helped raise prices,…
Costa Rica exports fall 17% in first quarter
Costa Rica’s exports fell by nearly half-a-billion dollars, or 17%, during the first quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2014, according to the latest data by…
Bill would provide some $15 million to help struggling tourism businesses
A bill making its way through Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly would provide some $15 million in financial assistance to small and medium tourism-related businesses who have struggled since the financial…
Costa Rica regulator proposes rates for large-scale solar generation
Costa Rica’s public utility regulator, ARESEP, has proposed wholesale rates for the large-scale generation of solar energy, a move that may bring large-scale solar projects a step closer to reality.…
Costa Rica government revenues, spending on the rise
The first quarter of 2015 has brought additional revenues for the Costa Rican government, but also increased spending, Finance Minister Helio Fallas told reporters during a press conference on Tuesday.…
Costa Rica’s tourism minister steps down
President Luis Guillermo Solis accepted the resignation of Costa Rica’s tourism minister and head of the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT), Wilhem von Breymann on Tuesday.Since late last year,…
Claro eliminates roaming, international calling charges across Central America
Mobile carrier Claro has announced that effective immediately, its postpaid customers in Costa Rica and throughout the region will no longer be charged international rates when calling any country in…
