The multinational already operates in El Salvador, Honduras, and Panama. It plans to make a strong investment in Costa Rica "to develop a first-class network," commented the CEO of Digicel Group, Denis O'Brien, in the context of the Forbes CEO conference in Gleneagles, Scotland, according to an article in Elsalvador.com

In addition, the executive noted "'finding money to invest should not be a problem for Digicel. We are well-capitalized, and I am confident that we can raise cash if it is necessary, particularly in a place like Costa Rica', he affirmed."

Source: laprensagrafica.com

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