Since January to date, 84% more fires in the Amazon have been recorded than those in the same period of 2018. The flames have destroyed the vegetation and hundreds of animals in their path and continue advancing. According to the National Institute for Space Research of Brazil (INPE), fire has spread at a faster rate […]
Archives for August 23, 2019
Minister of Finance relies on credit approval for $ 850 million
Minister of Finance, Rocío Aguilar, does not lose faith that the legislators authorize the government to have $850 million from two multilateral loans signed with the Inter-American Development Bank for $350 million and the other $500 millions with the Andean Development Corporation. After the agreements to end the strike in the health sector, several legislators […]
First month of VAT gave the Treasury 76.6 billion colones
This Thursday, the Ministry of Finance presented the results of the first month of implementation of the Value Added Tax (VAT), which left the government a revenue of 76.67 billion colones. The total presented in tax corresponds to 130 billion colones, but due to the tax credit, which is the difference between the VAT that […]
Unexpected visitor surprised tourists in Irazú volcano
A beautiful gray fox surprised visitors in Irazú volcano a few days ago, when it was seen wandering through the vegetation. Wilton Leiton works there and captured the images of the animal, which, he says, for many years was not observed in that area. Eduardo Carrillo, a forestry engineer at the National University Conservation and […]
Exports increased thanks to the contribution of Free Zones
According to data from the Central Bank, exports of goods increased 1% last July, reaching an accumulated $6.7 billion in the year. This growth is explained by the good performance of the Free Zones regime, as it increased by 9.1% last month, reaching $3.6 billion. On the other hand, companies outside that regime, especially small […]
Dollar price rose almost ¢3 in the last two days
After reaching a minimum price of ¢565.8 per dollar, in the last two days the US currency has risen almost ¢3 in the Monex wholesale market. This Thursday, the session ended at ¢568.4. On the other hand, in the windows of financial institutions, the sale price is around ¢572. The increase is part of normal […]