Why would it be negative to establish a tax on bank transactions?
(QCOSTARICA) Passing new taxes proposed by the government of Carlos Alvarado on bank transactions...
This is how the tax on ATM transactions would work
(QCOSTARICA) Costa Rica president Carlos Alvarado on Thursday outlined the proposed new taxes that...
Aresep: “Make payment arrangement and no cuts in water service meanwhile”
(QCOSTARICA) The Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos (Aresep) - Public Services Regulatory Authority...
IMF disbursed US$521.7 million to Costa Rica
(QCOSTARICA) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) disbursed us$521.7 million Costa Rica, this September 15,...
Hard Rock Café closes in Guanacaste
(QCOSTARICA) The Hard Rock Café located in Playas del Coco, Guanacaste, closed its doors...
Latin American airlines accelerate digital strategy to overcome pandemic
(Q BUSINESS) Latin American airlines are accelerating their digitization processes to reduce contact with...
Electricity rates drop nationally between 1% and 5% expected in October
(QCOSTARICA) Starting in October, homes and businesses in Costa Rican homes could experience a...
Reversing public debt of 80% of GDP would take up to 10 years
(QCOSTARICA) It could take up to 10 years to considerably reduce Costa Rica's public...
Pandemic brings women’s unemployment to a historic level in the last decade
(QCOSTARICA) The economic crisis generated by the coronavirus pandemic caused unemployment in women, during...
Three U.S. airlines resume their flights to Costa Rica
(QCOSTARICA) Three US airlines, American, United and Spirit, resume regular flights to and from...
Vacancy sets off alarms in shopping centers
(QCOSTARICA) The vacancy rate in shopping centers reached 11.76% last June, a consequence of...
COVID-19 has changed the way we do business
The ongoing COVID pandemic has caused fundamental changes in all spheres of life, and...
Immigration rejection of defaulting residents with CCSS is “arbitrary”, criticizes Canatur
(QCOSTARICA) The Cámara Nacional de Turismo (Canatur) - National Chamber of Tourism - described...
Netflix confirms Costa Rica users will charged VAT from October 1
(QCOSTARICA) Starting October 1, Netflix users in Costa Rica will see the 13% Value...
It’s now free to watch the humpback whales
(QCOSTARICA) Following a wave of criticism on social networks, the tourism sector and in...
Health allows the conversion of bars and taverns into restaurants or sodas
(QCOSTARICA) The Ministry of Health is giving bars and taverns (cantinas) that have been...
Costa Rica is the fifth country most affected by the tourism crisis, according to IMF
(QCOSTARICA) Costa Rica ranks fifth in the world in terms of tourism income, indicates...
“Risky to say how much unemployment we are going to reverse with new measures”: Minister of Economy
(QCOSTARICA) Asked about the effectiveness of reactivating Costa Rica's shared management model "Costa Rica...
Burger King Costa Rica has gone to the dogs
(QCOSTARICA) The Burger King Costa Rica restaurant chain launched a dog biscuit called Dogpper,...
“We have many entities with obsolete functions”: Gerardo Corrales
(QCOSTARICA) The existence of more than 300 public entities, with many performing duplicated, tripled,...
Fisheries and Aquaculture analyzes suspending fee for whale watching
(QCOSTARICA) Responding to strong criticism against charging vacationers and boat crews to participate in...
Scotiabank lays off 98; closes five branches in Costa Rica
(QCOSTARICA) Scotiabank reported this Friday, August 28, the layoff of 98 employees and the...
New Motto: “Costa Rica works and takes care of itself”
(QCOSTARICA) The "Stay at home" (Quedate en casa) that prevailed for more than five...
Chinese tech products the love of Costa Rican consumers
(QCOSTARICA) Tech products made in China have begun to gain the acceptance and taste...
Global income tax? Legislators ask Carlos Alvarado not to waste time
(QCOSTARICA) Instead of promoting proposals that affect the economic reactivation and the image of...
Costa Rica has the third highest average salary in Latin America
(QCOSTARICA) Costa Rica has the third-highest average salary in Latin America, concludes a study...
“It is impossible to open a week, when the next will be uncertain”
The country's cinemas will continue to be closed, given the impossibility of giving...
La Prensa Libre closed due to pandemic
(QCOSTARICA) Faced with the economic ravages generated by the Covid-19 pandemic, Grupo Extra decides...
Do not be alarmed by dollar exchange at ¢600, it is a cyclical behavior
(QCOSTARICA) The behavior of the dollar exchange in recent weeks has not gone unnoticed,...
Banks cut credit cards of 136,000 “no longer profitable” clients
(QCOSTARICA) Tens of thousands of bank customers saw their credit cards cut by the...
President signs law that frees tourism of VAT for another year
(QCOSTARICA) President Carlos Alvarado, this Tuesday singed the law that exempts, for another year,...
Sinpe Móvil transfers grow by leaps and bounds in 2020
(QCOSTARICA) Money transfers in Costa Rica through the SINPE Móvil by the Central Bank...
