The global monitoring organization Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is currently conducting an evaluation of money laundering activities associated with drug trafficking in Costa Rica. They are particularly focused on the real estate industry.
In ongoing efforts to develop new products and services for readers both in Costa Rica and abroad, The Tico Times announced in late October a strategic alliance with the Costa Rican Chamber of Realtors (La Cámara Costarricense de Corredores de Bienes Raices, or CCCBR, in Spanish).