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Monthly Archives: January, 2008

Government Ends Testing For 9th-Grade Students

A recent decision by President Oscar Arias' administration to eliminate national testing in the ninth grade has driven a wedge into the government's National...

TACA Offers Flights To David, Panama

Central America's largest airline is now offering a direct flight from San José to David, Panama's second largest city. The TACA flight, which will...

Oil Consumption Up 7% in 2007

Despite record prices, Costa Rica's oil consumption continues to reach record levels, with 18.4 million barrels of fuel consumed in 2007. That represents a...

Costa Rica Bank CEO Steps Down Early

Banco de Costa Rica's CEO resigned this week after four and a half years in the position, but with two years remaining on his...

Coffee Producers Sorting Finest Beans

With the harvest drawing to a close, Costa Rica's coffee growers have begun separating out the cream of their crops for the Taza de...

Real Estate Giant ERA To Land in Costa Rica

A U.S. real estate giant has turned its eye on Costa Rica. ERA, a global company with 3,000 franchises around the world, is opening its...

At New Airpark, Home Is Just a Wing Away

Those of you who can't bear to be too far from your airplane no longer have to endure that separation anxiety. The first “fly-in” community...

Third of Businesses Looking for Workers

It's a good moment to look for a job in Costa Rica. According to a survey carried out by human resources company Manpower, more than...

C.R. $178M in Black

Thanks to improved tax collection that helped boost revenues by almost a third, the Costa Rican government finished 2007 with a budget surplus for...

Made in Costa Rica: Export Growth Slows Down

Export growth slowed in 2007 as a result of weaker activity in industrial and agricultural exports. Costa Rica exported $9.34 billion worth of goods last...

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