Claro announces mobile calling to United States, Canada at same rate as local calls
Attention “gringo” expats. You are probably going to want to switch to mobile carrier Claro after reading this story.…
Costa Rica employers will spread some US $1.4 billion of “holiday cheer” this year
Costa Rica employers will pay some ¢757 billion, or about US $1.4 billion, in mandatory Christmas bonuses known as aguinaldo to their employees this year, according to data published by…
Commission caps bonuses for employees of state banks at 60 percent of their salaries
Costa Rica’s state-owned banks – Banco Popular, Banco Nacional and Banco de Costa Rica (BCR) - must begin capping the bonuses and incentives paid to their employees at 60 percent…
Costa Rica Central Bank chief says Bank should have more control over dollarized banking
The president of Costa Rica’s Central Bank (BCCR), Olivier Castro, believes the Bank should have a higher degree of control over the banking sectors’ dollar-denominated financial activities, the bank chief…
Costa Rica’s major airports to receive new air traffic control systems
Email this page November 10th, 2015 (ICR News) Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO), the Daniel Oduber International Airport in Liberia (LIR), and the San Jose municipal airport, Tobias…
Will TPP benefit workers’ rights? If post-CAFTA Guatemala is any indication, probably not
When the country joined the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement in 2006, proponents of the deal said it would improve conditions for workers, raise wages and make it easier…
Costa Rica government wants to print ¢540 billion, sell it to China without lawmakers’ approval
Costa Rican president Luis Guillermo Solis is set to welcome Sun Chunlan, a high-level representative of China’s Communist Party on Thursday, and on the agenda is the Solis administration’s Christmas…
US Fed Chief: December rate hike possible
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen says if U.S. economic growth continues in the coming weeks, it may be enough to justify an interest rate hike in December. Despite…
