A bill recently presented during a special session in the Legislative Assembly would limit annual rent increases for residential leases to the rate of inflation.…
f the newly elected Venezuelan National Assembly votes to cancel that country's program of subsidized oil sales to Caribbean and Central American nations, the United States will not be able…
Douglas Tompkins, conservationist and founder of The North Face outdoor-gear brand, has died after a boating accident in Patagonia, Chile.…
Air Canada and Aeromexico are the latest to include Costa Rica’s mandatory departure tax in the cost of their airline tickets, saving travelers time when leaving the country.…
High-end supermarket retailer, AutoMercado plans to invest US $72 million between 2016 and 2024 to open 18 new locations at a cost of US $4 million each, company president, Guillermo…
The controversial women’s-only bank, Banca Kristal will accept transsexual women as customers if their national ID card (cedula) indicates their sex as female or if the “CC” (conocido como, “known…
The controversial women’s-only bank, Banca Kristal plans to open a total of 20 branches during 2016 at a cost of about $400,000 per branch, but if one of its flagship…
Banco de Costa Rica (BCR) will open on Monday five branches of a new subsidiary bank dedicated exclusively to woman, called Banca Kristal, but not everyone is impressed with the…