medical device manufacture

For many years, Costa Rica has designed and promoted a strategy to attract foreign investment and position itself as an ideal destination for companies...

Costa Rica has come a long way since it was a literal banana republic — a country whose economy was dominated by the fruit...

Costa Rica’s hiring outlook for the next quarter is mostly stable, according to the latest Employment Outlook Survey from consulting firm ManpowerGroup.

The recent opening of one company and expansion of another in Costa Rica represent a total investment of $33 million and 800 new jobs.

Intel's exit from Costa Rica last year continues to be the main factor causing negative growth of export products. Exports of services, however, grew for the fourth consecutive year.

Costa Rica’s human talent and advanced manufacturing won accolades while analysts argued that the country needs to invest in infrastructure and right its finances.

A 54 percent growth in exports of medical devices places these products at the top of goods exported by Costa Rica this year.

The Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency confirmed that medical device manufacturer Theragenics Corporation has leased a manufacturing facility that will launch operations later this year in the province of Alajuela.