Exporters want their own exchange rate
Email this page November 7th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Though the dollar exchange rate has remained very close to the 500 colones mark for quite some time, it saw a slight increase…
Ticos more concerned about unemployment, threat of job loss
Email this page November 7th 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Ricans are almost as concerned with losing their job as they are by the risk of being robbed, as unemployment comes close…
ICE workers on strike today
Email this page November 5th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Workers from the Costa Rican Electricity Institution (ICE) will carry out a strike today, in order to show their disapproval of the actions…
Costa Rican retailers prepare for Black Friday
Email this page November 5th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) “Black Friday” has officially become a new tradition in Costa Rica. Retailers in the country are now trying to do their best to…
Moving Overseas: Save Big When You Leave from a “No-Tax State”
Email this page By Nick Hodges November 2nd, 2012 Many people are surprised to learn that one of their biggest tax-planning decisions when it comes to living overseas has to…
Costa Rica’s “porteadores” threaten national strike
Email this page November 2nd, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) A group of non-formal taxi and private transport drivers, known as “porteadores”, who are part of the National Forum for Public and Private…
Costa Rica and Qatar sign Open Sky agreement
Email this page November 2nd, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Qatar became the first country in the Middle East to sign an “open sky” agreement with Costa Rica. The agreement intends to increase…
Law would remove public consultation process for many gas price adjustments
Email this page November 1st, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) The “extraordinary modifications” of fuel prices may no longer need to be submitted for public consultation, as has been the process since 2008,…
