If Costa Rican coffee producers decided to roast their own grains, international markets would pay a price six times higher than the current amount they pay for green grains. Today, 99% of national producers sell green coffee, because roasting demands additional investments they cannot afford. According to the manager of Promotion for the Coffee Institute […]
Archives for June 21, 2016
Mafia controls Golfito Free Trade Warehouse
According to Irving Malespín, director of the Fiscal Control Police (PCF) of the Finance Ministry, groups linked to the smuggling mafia make the biggest purchases in the Golfito Free Trade Warehouse. Officials say these organizations take advantage of locals’ economic need to proceed with their illegal business. Malespín said that purchasing cards used in Golfito […]
Correos de Costa Rica: The success of a company doomed to die
In 2009, Correos de Costa Rica did not have resources to pay Christmas bonuses. The company had asphyxiating debts with the state. By that time 78% of its revenue came from traditional mail and only 22% from new services, such as courier and electronic services. Today the story is diametrically different, since in 2015 the […]