President Carlos Alvarado says that the main challenge of his government is to reduce unemployment and defends the actions promoted by his administration in this field. According to Alvarado, his government has taken steps in terms of infrastructure and fiscal stability in this year and a half of management and admits that unemployment is an […]
Archives for November 1, 2019
Private sector celebrates approval of law to fight plastic consumption
The Costa Rican Union of Chambers and Associations of the Private Business Sector (Uccaep), celebrates the approval of the law to fight plastic pollution and protect the environment, approved on Thursday. This was communicated through a statement. With 39 votes in favor, the Congress approved in second reading bill 20,985 to fight single-use plastic pollution. […]
Congress approves banning straws across the country
With 39 votes in favor, the Costa Rican Congress approved in the second reading a bill to fight plastic pollution in the country. The most important points of the proposal – promoted by Erwen Masís, from the Christian Social Unity Party (PUSC), are: Public or private plans, programs, projects, strategies and ventures of circular economy, […]
Problem solved: Spain will host COP25
The president of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, announced on Thursday that the Spanish government offered Madrid as the venue for the next COP-25 climate change summit, on the same date that it would have been held in December in Santiago, where it was canceled due to a social crisis. Yesterday, I talked with the president of […]
Fitch points out weaknesses in finance and political stagnation in Costa Rica
Although the tax law was already approved and there was an endorsement for the issuance of Eurobonds, Costa Rica continues to experience weaknesses in finances and a clear political stagnation, so the risk rating of the country is category B, with a negative outlook. The information was communicated this Wednesday by the company that said […]