Venezuela and Costa Rica Discuss Bond and Oil Deals
President Oscar Arias discussed development financing and oil deals with Venezuela on Friday, opening another front on which Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez might seek to extend his reach.

RACSA Has Constitutional Court Support to Block Spammers
The Radiográfica Costarricense (Racsa) - the nations provider of internet service - has been criticized for sanctioning mass e-mailer or "spammers", mainly by the spammers themselves, but now has the backing of the Constitutional Court following a decision that an appeal presented has not merits.

Greenberg Traurig Oversees Sale of Largest Costa Rican Private Bank
The International law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP served as U.S. counsel to Corporación Interfin, the holding company of Banco Interfin, Costa Rica's largest privately owned bank, in its us$293.5 million sale to Scotiabank, one of Canada's largest financial institutions.

BAC San José aims to double market share by 2009
Costa Rica's sixth largest bank Banco BAC San José aims to double its individual and corporate loan market shares by 2009, executive VP at parent financial group Grupo Financiero BAC San José, Gerardo Corrales, told BNamericas.

Costa Rican Chickens Still A Problem
Cámara Nacional de Avicultores (Canavi) and the Ministerio de la Producción are keeping their fingers crossed waiting for Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador to re-open its borders to Costa Rican chickens.

Repretel Blames Cabletica For Poor Signal During World Cup Airings
Though the "Sele" - the national Costa Rican team was eliminated and is now back home, Repretel - local channel 6 - continues with its exclusive televising of the 2006 World Cup games. However, some viewers are complaining that the signal is poor to bad is some areas.