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QCOSTARICA — Costa Rica woke up to higher fuel prices approved by the Public Services Regulatory Authority (Aresep), and published on Monday in the Official Gazette La Gaceta. Super gasoline increased by 11 colones a liter, from ¢671 to ¢682; regular gasoline increased by 21 colones a liter, from ¢650 […]

QCOSTARICA — The Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos (OCDE) – Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development – warns about the high level of financial dollarization in Costa Rica. In its 2025 country report, the organization notes that the growing dollarization of loans and savings poses challenges, despite […]

QCOSTARICA — Texas Tech University Costa Rica announces an unprecedented event that invites participants to explore the future of the space economy and the impact of AI on industries with industry experts. This panel, titled “Space Economy: Opportunities for Costa Rica,” will take place on March 20 at 6:00 pm […]

QCOSTARICA — Just like the rumblings, cases of domestic violence in Costa Rica have more than doubled in the last four years. According to data from the Ministry of Health published on February 28 in its epidemiological bulletin No. 7, while in 2021 cases of domestic violence in the country […]

QCOSTARICA — The automotive sector, in general, is warming up its engines, when, in a few days, Expomóvil opens its doors to the 2025 edition. From March 20th to 30th, the annual event takes place, once again at the Pedregal Events Center in Belén. More than 60 brands and 350 […]

Q24N (EFE) Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino announced last week the gradual closure of the immigration centers that have operated since 2016 in the Darién province, where hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants were served, due to a drop of up to 98% in the flow to the north, mainly […]

QCOSTARICA — The Juan Santamaría International Airport or San José airport (SJO) has been recognized as the “Best Airport in Latin America and the Caribbean” in the 5 to 15 million passenger category, according to the ASQ Airport Service Quality Awards 2024, organized by Airports Council International (ACI World). This […]

QCOSTARICA — The electric vehicle fleet in Costa Rica has grown by 2,200% in the last 8 years, and 70% of all the electric cars circulating in the country with this technology come from China. This is the conclusion of an analysis using official data from the Asociación Costarricense de […]

QCOSTARICA — With the deadline for filing and paying your income tax (Iimpuesto de la Renta in Spanish) coming today, Monday, March 17, here are 7 practical tips that will help you avoid hassles and penalties that can ruin your day and your finances. Dunia Zamora, president of the Costa […]

Q24N — The Pentagon denied last Friday that there will be any changes to the United States military presence in Panama, but did emphasize that it is working with Panamanian authorities on various joint military exercises, something already contemplated in the Torrijos-Carter Treaties, to support President Donald Trump’s national security […]