Mallon Oil loses bid to force Costa Rica to sign oil exploration contract
Email this page July 4th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Constitutional Court (Sala IV) rejected yesterday a motion filed by the transnational Mallon Oil Company that would force Costa Rica to sign…
Moody’s rates Banco de Costa Rica (BCR) with a D+
Email this page July 4th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Moody’s Investors Service assigned a standalone bank financial strength rating (BFSR) of D+ to Banco de Costa Rica (BCR) on Tuesday. Moody’s…
Official: Canal could make Nicaragua richest country in Central America
Email this page (AFP) – A proposed waterway to rival the Panama Canal could make Nicaragua the richest country in Central America, a project official was quoted as saying Sunday.…
Costa Rica tops Global Innovation Index in Latin America
Email this page July 3rd, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica was rated as the most innovative country in Latin America, according to the 2013 Global Innovation Index. Exports and imports…
Third Pollo Tropical Restaurant in Costa Rica Opens in San Jose’s Exclusive Escazú District
Email this page MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 02, 2013-- Pollo Tropical(R), the Caribbean-inspired quick-casual restaurant chain, has opened its 34th internationally franchised location in the Escazú region of the San Jose province…
Costa Rica ratifies Association Agreement with European Union
Email this page July 2nd, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) With 43 votes in favor and five against, lawmakers ratified on second reading the Association Agreement between Central America and the European Union…
Costa Rica to benefit from new highway, border crossing with Nicaragua
Email this page July 2nd, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A new, 160-kilometer highway between Nicaragua and Costa Rica, which will create a new border crossing, will benefit Costa Rica in several ways,…
Company says it could lower electric rates if ICE stops stalling
Email this page July 2nd, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Companies which plan to produce wind energy are discrediting statements made by the president of the Costa Rica Electricity Institute (ICE), in which…
