The Government requested the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) a loan for $425 million to finance the project that will improve water supply in three cantons of Guanacaste. The request was made by the Minister of Finance, Rocío Aguilar, in a note directed on June 11th before the director of the BCIE for […]
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Exporters fear that crisis in Nicaragua will impact regional trade
The Chamber of Exporters of Costa Rica (CADEXCO) made a call to the national authorities as a result of the crisis that continues to expand in Nicaragua, the fifth commercial partner of the country. Nicaragua is also a transit territory for exports going to El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala. Although until May the figures to […]
Caribbean suffered the effects of heavy rains and winds this weekend
The instability caused by the end of tropical wave number 8 and the arrival of a new one scheduled for Sunday had an impact in several sectors of the country, mainly in the province of Limón. According to the National Commission of Emergencies (CNE) during Saturday night and early Sunday, there were seven incidents, which […]
Irreparable damage: femicides have resulted in 11 orphans
The femicides that have occurred this year have resulted in 14 orphans, 11 of which are minors with ages ranging from 8 months old to 14 years old. This follows from a compilation made by the Observatory on Gender Violence against Women and the Access to Justice of the Judiciary. The institution indicated that, until […]
Food industry calls for improvement in the country’s competitiveness
As a necessary condition to create greater wealth and wellbeing in the population, the entrepreneurs of the Costa Rican Chamber of the Food Industry (CACIA) ask the government authorities to take actions that promote an improvement in the country’s competitiveness. It is impossible to promote welfare if the private sector is not highly competitive. The […]
Legislative Directory agrees to cut ¢ 5,500 million
The Legislative Assembly will cut a total of ¢5,500 million in what’s left of this year and 2019. The agreement was made by the Legislative Board, as announced on Thursday by the president of the Congress, Carolina Hidalgo. Of the total, ¢3 billion will be deducted from the budget that is being executed and another […]