Costa Rica

On April 1 an annual tax will become effective which will be applied to existing legally registered companies, or those that register after that date in the National Registry of Costa Rica, it...

Nicaragua has filed suit against Costa Rica at the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ), citing violations to national sovereignty and major environmental damages to its territory due to the construction of...

Costa Rica finished 2011 as the top exporter of fresh pineapple in the world, after increasing the value of its exports by 8%, according to the National Chamber of Pineapple Producers (Canapep), reports...

A Buyers Trade Mission (BTM) will take place Sept. 24-28 at Hotel Ramada Plaza Herradura. The event will feature at least 250 international companies who aim to strike export deals with 250 Costa...

The Costa Rica National Bank on Jan. 10, 2012 said it has put out to tender construction of a new branch in Tamarindo, Guanacaste Province, with an estimated value of $1.5 million. The...

Brent Beckley, co-founder of Absolute Poker, a Costa Rica-based online gambling website, pleaded guilty to charges pertaining to conspiracy to commit money laundering and bank fraud and conspiracy to violate U.S. Internet gambling...

Frank Cetter, 73, who allegedly managed illegal online gambling in Costa Rica for the Lucchese crime family, was brought to U.S. Court in New Jersey, reports The Star-Ledger (Dec. 29, 2011). More than...

Florida Ice & Farm (Fifco) announced the purchase of the Musmanni Corp., which owns the bakery of the same name in Costa Rica, reports Nacion.com (Dec. 21, 2011). With the acquisition, Fifco acquires...

The purchase of Pipasa in mid-2011 gave Cargill 55% to 60% of the poultry market in Costa Rica, and it is now announcing new investments, reports Nacion.com (Dec. 19, 2011). Many of the...

Due to a rise in production Honduran onion producers will begin exporting to Nicaragua, El Salvador and Costa Rica, reports Elnuevodiario.com.ni (Jan. 5, 2012). In 2011 some of the production had to be...

(millions of US$) U.S. export U.S. imports (F.A.S.) (c.i.f.) 2010 2011 2010 2011 Anguilla 29.0 24.7 1.9 4.4 Antigua & Barbuda 120.9 144.2 4.8 4.8 Aruba 413.8 594.1 16.7 2909.0 Bahamas 2666.0 2807.2...

M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Spanish carrier Iberia on Thursday announced plans to increase the number of seats available on its services between Madrid and San Jose in Costa Rica. This year the...

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Subsidiary of Copa Holdings SA (NYSE:CPA) Copa Airlines on Wednesday announced plans to begin non-stop services from Panama to four new destinations. From June 2012 the carrier plans...

M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Subsidiary of Copa Holdings SA (NYSE:CPA) Copa Airlines on Wednesday announced plans to begin non-stop services from Panama to four new destinations. From June 2012 the carrier plans...

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Spanish carrier Iberia on Thursday announced plans to increase the number of seats available on its services between Madrid and San Jose in Costa Rica. This year the...

The northwestern Nicaraguan town of La Isla has lost so many of its residents in recent years that locals have unofficially renamed it "La Isla de las viudas" (island of widows). The victims,...

Highlights: GAAP Financials(1) * Q3 revenue of $117.2 million, down 23.2% from the corresponding quarter last year (primarily due to change in accounting for repair payments) (2 ) and flat sequentially * Q3...

DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9bc2df/latin_america_iced) has announced the addition of Canadean Ltd's new report "Latin America Iced Tea Report 2011" to their offering. An essential guide for soft drinks professionals worldwide, the...

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