With the announcement of the reduction of the Minimum Legal Allowance, the next task of the banks is to regain the trust of the credit subjects, in addittion to lowering the interest rates. This has been explained by the president of the Central Bank, Rodrigo Cubero, and the idea has been replicated by specialists in […]
Archives for June 2019
IMN alerts about the proximity of tropical waves
The hurricane season officially started in the Atlantic Ocean on June 1st. Authorities are alert due to the possible arrival of tropical waves in the country. Since May 20th, four tropical waves have formed, the first dissipated but three more are expected to reach the Caribbean Sea, which could generate very intense rains in Costa […]
In May, someone died on the road every 24 hours
The road mortality rate during May was one per day. The Road Safety Council (Cosevi) confirmed that 31 people died. The figure is almost similar to that reported in February, the month with the least fatality, with 30 cases. However, May presents a more favorable indicator in terms of the daily average. According to Germán […]
Industries insist on approving dual education
The Chamber of Industries (ICRC) insists on the need to approve dual education and the creation of an innovation agency in the country. The entity echoes OECD estimates, where more than half of occupations with high automation risk will need innovation for workers to make the transition to better quality and safer jobs. Both the […]
CRECEX says it’s important to prevent Cuban indoctrination of young people
The Chamber of Foreign Trade (Crecex) was concerned after learning about the educational agreement signed by Costa Rica and Cuba. The entity joins other organizations that express the same concern, based on the opinions of Costa Ricans in the different forums. According to the group, it is urgent to prevent the indoctrination of Costa Rican […]
Another call center will close operations in Costa Rica
A new call center will close operations in the country in August. Spokespersons of the Costa Rican Coalition of Development Initiatives (Cinde), confirmed that Getinge, a company with Swedish capital, will no longer operate in Costa Rica. The company will move its operations to Europe, to restructure its business model and, for now, it does […]