Costa Rica amongst countries negotiating secret trade deal leaked by WikiLeaks
Email this page June 24th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica is party to negotiations surrounding a secret trade deal which critics say is aimed at ensuring financial deregulation for major international…
Exports of roasted coffee, frozen pineapple see significant growth
Exports of roasted coffee have nearly tripled in the first five months of the year, growing by 184%, according to Costa Rica’s export promotion agency, Procomer.…
President Solís wants to know how fuel prices are determined
Email this page June 18th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) After constant increases in the price of gasoline and diesel for at least the last two months, President Luis Guillermo Solís requested a…
Price of gasoline will increase first week of July
Email this page June 17th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) The cost of a liter of regular gasoline will soon increase ¢12 from ¢762 to ¢774, while super gasoline will increase by ¢10…
More than six weeks later, Lake Arenal communities still without phone service
Email this page June 17th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Residents in several communities on the north side of Lake Arenal continue without landline telephone service since Friday, May 2nd, and more than…
One-third of municipalities have ceased issuing building permits due to lack of water
Email this page June 16th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Twenty-seven cantons in Costa Rica, or 33% of the total, have indefinitely stopped issuing building permits as a result of a lack of…
Electricity rates to increase by 15%
Email this page June 13th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) The cost of electricity will increase up to 15% across the country on July 1st, following an announcement by the Regulatory Authority for…
Costa Rica must share financial info on US citizens beginning July 1st
Email this page June 11th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Beginning on July 1st, Costa Rican banks must comply with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, known as FATCA. The Foreign Account Tax…
