Archives for February 2014

Exchange rate changes are prompting Public Services Regulatory Authority (Aresep) to increase rates for gasoline and taxi services in Costa Rica. The Costa Rican Petroleum Refinery (Recope) is asking for an increase of ¢26 in the price of Super petrol, ¢25 for Plus and ¢19 per liter of diesel. A pending taxi rate adjustment would […]

Starting today, all procedures for the export and import of products will be made entirely through the digital system titled, Single Window for Foreign Trade (VUCE 2.0). This system unifies in a single operation the 44 technical notes and procedures that had been previously handled by 16 state agencies. The system is paperless, and is […]

The National Ombudsman has sent a letter to the chief executive of Banco Central de Costa Rica (BCCR), Rodrigo Bolaños, to clarify questions related to currency exchange. The letter asks for details of how the bank has intermittently controlled exchange rates since 2006, and expresses concern for how exchange rate changes can affect inflation and […]

The Costa Rican foreign ministry issued a statement that, “Costa Rica is a country of peace and does not understand the reason for the unfounded attacks on an unarmed democracy, which lacks knowledge of the history and the fundamental essence of the cultural identity of our people.” The statement came in response to comments made […]

There is no alternate route for the 81,000 vehicles that travel daily on the Circunvalación (Beltway or Bypass), which became substantially backed up after work started on Monday to replace a bridge near Hatillo 8. The sectors most affected by congestion are on Route 27, close to La Sabana, Barrio Cuba and the radial section […]

Waits of up to two hours to see a doctor and a lack of stationery for writing certifications of illnesses are some of the problems faced by the Ibero-American University (Unibe) as it took control of services at 36 EBAIS, or state funded clinics in Curridabat, La Union and Montes de Oca. The private university […]