The president Luis Guillermo Solís will give a speech at a business forum to be held during the 11th Pacific Alliance summit. However, his administration hasn’t decided which conditions to propose to join the free trade agreement. The minister of Foreign Trade, Alexander Mora, said that the country’s current fiscal situation doesn’t allow to financially […]
Archives for June 15, 2016
Chinese company took over impact study for road project
The Chinese company that will widen a road between San José and Limón, took over the cost of an environmental impact study for avoiding further delays on the roadworks. The impact study is required by the Export-Import Bank of China (Eximbank). 80 percent of Costa Rica’s exports travel through route 32. The project intends to […]
Government studies possibility of canceling departure tax
According to the Minister of Agriculture, Luis Felipe Arauz, the government will explore the possibility of canceling the $ 2 increase on the departure tax. Amid growing opposition from legislators and representatives of business chambers of the hotel and tourism sector, Arauz acknowledged that the head of Tourism, Mauricio Ventura, has posed administrative difficulties in […]
Gluten free products are increasingly popular in CR
In Costa Rica more and more gluten free products are available on supermarkets’ shelves. Several restaurants have also included gluten free dishes on their menu and some national brands have launched their own line of gluten free products. This is a growing market, and although there are no figures on the total number of celiac […]
PANI’s remarks surprise legislators
The remarks by Ana León, president of the Children’s Protection Agency (PANI), regarding sexual abuse among minors in shelters caused surprise and criticism from the legislators. When asked about a case of abuse among minors in La Fortuna de San Carlos, León said that those events are not common but sometimes happen… There are sex […]
Toxic debate on agrochemicals
Establishing new rules for agrochemicals’ registration had to be controversial in the country with the highest use of fertilizers in the region. Some of the agricultural subsectors want new internationally approved molecules to be allowed in Costa Rica, while others prefer traditional pesticides. There are also small farms and environmentalist groups who are concerned for […]