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Costa Rica Gives SINPE Móvil Businesses 12 Months to Register Payment Numbers or Face Fines

The Tico Times - October 20, 2026

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Thousands of European Investors Fear Losses as Costa Rica Teak Scheme Collapses

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Costa Rica Faces an $882 Million Revenue Hole as Courts, Police and Schools Take Cuts

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Toys “R” Us Weighs Going It Alone in Costa Rica

Costa Rica Gives SINPE Móvil Businesses 12 Months to Register Payment Numbers or Face Fines

The Tico Times - October 20, 2026

If you get paid through SINPE Móvil for a business, a rental or freelance work in Costa Rica, you will soon have to tell...

Thousands of European Investors Fear Losses as Costa Rica Teak Scheme Collapses

The Tico Times - October 19, 2026

More than 6,000 Europeans paid about 200 million Swiss francs for teak trees on 60 Costa Rica plantations. The seller is bankrupt and Swiss prosecutors are investigating.

Costa Rica Faces an $882 Million Revenue Hole as Courts, Police and Schools Take Cuts

The Tico Times - October 19, 2026

Costa Rica expects to collect about ₡400,000 million ($882 million) less than it budgeted for 2026, and the Finance Ministry is asking lawmakers to...

Toys “R” Us Weighs Going It Alone in Costa Rica

The Tico Times - October 18, 2026

The Panamanian company that holds the regional Toys "R" Us rights puts a Costa Rica store at about $300,000 and is weighing whether to franchise or run stores itself.

Costa Rica Office Vacancy Could Hit 27% by 2030 as Multinationals Cut Jobs

The Tico Times - October 17, 2026

Costa Rica office vacancy could reach 27.1% by 2030 as multinationals cut 2,205 free-zone jobs, an analyst warns.

Costa Rica’s Licensed Taxi Fleet Has Shrunk by Nearly Half Since Uber Arrived

The Tico Times - October 16, 2026

Costa Rica's licensed taxi fleet has fallen to roughly half its original size, according to taxi industry representatives, who say about 6,800 drivers remain...

Rents in Costa Rica Outpace Inflation Nearly 10 to 1 but Leases Cap the Hit

The Tico Times - October 13, 2026

Rents rose 3.27% in a year while inflation was 0.34%. Here is what the law lets your landlord charge mid-lease and at renewal.

Dollar Slips Back Toward 450 Colones, Shrinking What Your Dollars Buy

The Tico Times - October 12, 2026

The dollar closed Friday at 452.92 colones on Monex, down from 460.45 on Oct. 1, reducing what anyone earning or saving in dollars gets in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica’s First Artificial Beach Runs on Well Water as Guanacaste Dries Out

The Tico Times - October 11, 2026

Costa Rica's first artificial beach draws on well water as Guanacaste heads into an El Niño dry season with forecasts of 80% less rain.

Costa Rica’s Pensionado Visa Ranks Fourth in Global Retirement Index

The Tico Times - October 8, 2026

Costa Rica's Pensionado visa ranks fourth of 46 retirement programs worldwide on its $1,000 income rule and tax treatment. Paperwork is the weak spot.

Who Pays Tax on Rent in Costa Rica? The Numbers Don’t Add Up

The Tico Times - October 3, 2026

Costa Rica counts 360,000 rented homes but only 32,373 registered rental income taxpayers, a figure that has barely moved since 2020.

Costa Rica Foreign Investment Jumps 23% as Tourism Investment Falls 27%

The Tico Times - October 1, 2026

Free zones drove a 23.4% rise in Costa Rica's foreign direct investment in the first half of 2026, while tourism investment fell 27%.

Costa Rica Tech Group Unveils Sweeping AI and Blockchain Law Proposal

The Tico Times - September 27, 2026

A newly formed private technology industry group has unveiled a sweeping legislative proposal that would set rules for artificial intelligence, blockchain, digital assets and...