A total of 11 companies from the Costa Rican food industry will participate in Anuga 2017, one of the most important food fairs in the world, bringing together 7,400 exhibitors and 160,000 potential buyers from around the world. The Costa Rican delegation that participates in Anuga is made up of the Costa Rican Foreign Trade […]
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Country finally has national cybersecurity strategy
After two and a half years of preparation, Costa Rica finally has a national cybersecurity strategy, a project that sets out the guidelines for computer security. According to Sander Pacheco, Vice Minister of Science and Technology, this strategy will allow the creation of an area of coordination between the public and private sectors at the […]
Attorney General and Magistrate Gamboa finally face criminal complaints
Attorney General Jorge Chavarría and Celso Gamboa, a magistrate of the Third Chamber, were indicted by the National Association of Criminal Investigators (ANIC) before the Supreme Court of Justice. Álvaro Rodríguez, secretary general of ANIC, confirmed that the complaint was raised on October 11th at 3:00 p.m. for the alleged crime of influence peddling and […]
Central Bank: use bitcoins at your own risk
The Central Bank and its Maximum De-concentration Entities warned that, regarding to the use of digital assets or currencies known as crypto-coins and the like, participants in the financial, securities, insurance and pension markets, as well as exchange houses, remittance agents, economic sectors and the general public must be aware of the risks associated with […]
UN calls for work on behalf of Costa Rican children
In the framework of the International Girls’ Day, the United Nations System in Costa Rica calls for the protection and empowerment of girls, especially in the face of emergency situations. With the theme “Empowering Girls: Planning Response and Resilience to Emergencies,” the organization seeks to raise awareness of the situation faced by 1.1 billion girls […]
New British Commercial Attaché for Costa Rica
British Prime Minister Theresa May appointed parliamentarian Simon Hart as her country’s new trade envoy for the territories of Costa Rica, Panama and the Dominican Republic. UK trade envoys are a network of parliamentarians from across the political spectrum and these representatives relate to one or more emerging markets where the UK government has identified […]