Yearly Archives: 2015

The information presented by the Telecommunications Authority does not allow consumers to compare the quality offered by different operators. Data published by the Superintendency of Telecommunications (Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones  - SUTEL) through a virtual map on its website does not specify in detail the quality of the calls, and the...

QCOSTARICA - Second in command at the Ministerio de Seguridad Publica (MSP) - Security Ministry -  Gustavo Mata has taken over command from his boss Celso Gamboa who resigned to take a prosecutor post. Mata was Deputy Minister under Gamboa and obviously President Luis Guillermo Solis wanted an experienced cop...

QCOSTARICA - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recommended that Costa Rica should implement value-added tax (VAT) at a rate of 15%, higher than the current sales tax rate of 13%. In its recently released 2014 Article IV consultation report with the country, the IMF welcomed the Costa Rican Government's...