More than 50 small and medium-sized companies will participate in the Essential Fair to be held at the Children’s Museum from June, 17th to 19th. The fair is organized by PROCOMER, Britt Group and BAC San José. The participants are micro, small and medium-sized businesses from Sarchí, Boruca, San José and other areas of the […]

Gifts, Christmas dinner, New Year’s eve party and holidays, increased Costa Ricans’ credit card debt in ¢60 billion, according to figures released on Tuesday by the Ministry of Economy, Industry and commerce (MEIC). Including this increase, the total debt reached ¢897 billion, which represents about 3.2% of the gross domestic product (GDP). In addition, 75% […]

21% of the world’s plants are endangered, according to the first global census of plants in the botanical center Kew Gardens in London. According to Professor Kathy Willis, scientific director of the Royal Botanic Kew Gardens, We already had a report on the global status of birds, sea turtles and even parents. But, despite its […]

On May, 24th, at 21:45 a strong eruption on Turrialba volcano was reported. According to Blas Sanchez, there was an immense output of ash, and the seismic activity in the crater was quite high”. The Seismology Volcano Observatory (OVSICORI) of the National University (UNA) estimated that the ash cloud reached 3,500 meters above the volcano’s […]

The Ministry of Finance will have a tool to “absorb” all idle resources that institutions do not run within two years, and use them for the payment of the public debt. The Efficient Administration of Public Resources Bill is about to be approved by the legislature. This is one of the eight projects the executive […]

Costa Rica has learned to recycle and it has also learned that those materials are an excellent business for the country. According PROCOMER (Promotora de Comercio Exterior), in 2015 the country exported $77 million worth of recyclables. $ 2.2 billion in plastic were sold to Hong Kong (37%) and China (14%). These two countries bought […]