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October 2008 - Posts

• Experian to Increase Operations in Costa Rica

  With 80 employees at first, it expects to increase the staff to 200 next year. Read More... Posted Friday, October 31, 2008 5:10 PM by Nick Halverson | 1 Comments Filed under: Costa Rica investment, Costa Rica business news

• Daniel Oduber (Liberia, Guanacaste) International Airport to get $35 million upgrade

  ccording to the Minister of Public Works and Transportation Karla Gonzalez, the initial investment at Liberia will be $35 million. HAS is the fourth largest airport operator in the United States and the sixth worldwide. Read More... Posted Friday, October 31, 2008 5:08 PM by Nick Halverson | 0 Comments Filed under: Costa Rica investment, Costa Rica tourism

• Chile's President Visits Costa Rica

  She and President Oscar Arias signed an “Agreement of Association”, which links the bilateral free trade agreement effective since 2002 with political and cooperation pacts later agreed upon Read More... Posted Friday, October 31, 2008 5:04 PM by Nick Halverson | 0 Comments Filed under: Costa Rica politics

• 10% Growth in 2009 Predicted in Free Trade Zones

  However, AZOFRAS director Timothy Scott is optimistic about 2009, when he foresees a 10 percent increase in exports. Read More... Posted Friday, October 31, 2008 5:03 PM by Nick Halverson | 2 Comments Filed under: Costa Rica investment, Costa Rica business news

• Freedom of Costa Rica's Press is leader in Latin America (also ahead of UK, Australia, France)

  Costa Rica places 22 among the 173 nations ranked, ahead of countries such as the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, France, Spain, and Italy. Read More... Posted Friday, October 24, 2008 5:00 PM by Nick Halverson | 1 Comments Filed under: Costa Rica investment, Costa Rica business news

• International Service Firms Continue to Grow

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• Fact: Costa Rica is home to 4.5% of world's species

  According to this study, in an area of only 51,100 square kilometers (19,725 square miles), which are only 0.03 percent of the planet’s land surface, Costa Rica has 91,000 species, or 4.5 percent of the known species Read More... Posted Friday, October 17, 2008 9:36 PM by Nick Halverson | 1 Comments Filed under: Costa Rica ecology, Costa Rica tourism, costa rica vacation

• Intel Manufacturing New Chips in Costa Rica

  Intel Costa Rica is betting on the launching of five new processors to raise its sales abroad Read More... Posted Friday, October 17, 2008 9:34 PM by Nick Halverson | 1 Comments Filed under: Costa Rica investment, Costa Rica business news

• Travel + Leisure Ranks Costa Rica Hotel as one of 100 Best in the World

  The acknowledgement comes from Travel + Leisure, a renowned travel magazine. It is the only Central American hotel in the magazine’s recommendations. Read More... Posted Friday, October 17, 2008 9:32 PM by Nick Halverson | 0 Comments Filed under: Costa Rica tourism, costa rica vacation

• Insurance Monopoly Ready to Privatize

  The National Insurance Institution (INS in Spanish), hitherto the holder of the state insurance monopoly, is getting ready to compete in an open market now. Read More... Posted Friday, October 17, 2008 4:58 PM by Nick Halverson | 1 Comments Filed under: Costa Rica investment, Costa Rica business news

• 500 More Jobs to be added at Sykes Operations

  ykes, the United States firm that was the pioneer in establishing call centers in Costa Rica, plans to increase its payroll to 3,000 by early next year, Read More... Posted Friday, October 17, 2008 4:56 PM by Nick Halverson | 0 Comments Filed under: Costa Rica investment, Costa Rica business news

• Green Macaws make a comeback

  The population of green macaws is making a slow but steady comeback as a result of education, research, and monitoring. Read More... Posted Friday, October 17, 2008 4:54 PM by Nick Halverson | 0 Comments Filed under: Costa Rica ecology