Costa Rica records 24% increase in exports in first half of 2023
During the first half of 2023, the government announced that Costa Rica's merchandise exports reached a total of US$9.061 billion,...
July 28, 2023Topic
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United States donates Coast Guard station in the Caribbean to Costa Rica
The governments of the United States and Costa Rica announced on Friday that the United States will donate a coast...
July 1, 2023
Less taxes: this is Costa Rica’s proposal to regulate cryptocurrencies
A bill submitted to the Costa Rican Legislative Assembly proposes to give legal certainty to cryptocurrency transactions and establish
November 4, 2022
Costa Rica’s private sector will earn more from January 1
Costa Rica's National Wage Council (CNS) agreed that the minimum wages of private sector workers must increase by at least...
October 27, 2022
Airbnb, HomeAway, and Vrbo will pay 13% VAT from November in Costa Rica
Costa Rica's Directorate General of Taxation will include, from November 1, the services of Airbnb, HomeAway, and Vrbo in the...
October 25, 2022
Living in Costa Rica: Requirements for digital nomads
In 2021, Costa Rica issued a law to attract international remote workers and service providers, better known as "digital nomads",
October 19, 2022
Costa Rica fights drug smuggling on the Pacific coast
According to the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) of the Supreme Court of Costa Rica, authorities are increasingly uncovering the activi
September 21, 2022
Ecuador and Costa Rica start negotiations on free trade agreement
Representatives of the governments of Ecuador and Costa Rica have begun rounds of negotiations for the signing of a free...
August 10, 2022
Uruguay and Costa Rica: the exceptions to the corruption landscape in Latin America
Uruguay and Costa Rica are the Latin American countries with the greatest capacity to identify and punish corruption, according to...
June 27, 2022