After the session between Sutel and the operators interested in participating in the public auction of the 5G network, the businessmen ask the authorities to draw up a roadmap and a schedule that includes the recovery and availability of the required frequencies.
Claro, the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE), Telefónica, Call May Way, Huawei Technologies Costa Rica, Next Curve, Telecable, Viasat and Cabletica, were some of the 12 operators that attended the hearing called by the Superintendence of Telecommunications (Sutel), in which the willingness of the companies to participate in the public auction of the frequencies of the radioelectric spectrum in question was known.
The Central Bank announced for June 17 two auctions of monetary stabilization bonds in the local market, for a joint value equivalent to $75 million.
From the Central Bank of Costa Rica statement:
The Central Bank of Costa Rica informs the national market that it will hold an auction of Monetary Stabilization Bonds next Monday, June 17, 2019, and that in this event will make available to the public the following standardized series, whose characteristics are detailed below:
The Ministry of Finance reported that the placement was made through an extraordinary auction of domestic debt securities in the local primary market.
Costa Rican authorities informed that the collection was made through fixed rate securities in dollars with expiration in 2024, 2026 and 2029, and was assigned to 15 different stock exchange positions.
The Central Bank of Costa Rica informed that on November 12th, it made auction Monetary Stabilization Bonds in Colones, for an amount equivalent to $8 million, at a gross interest rate of 9.51%.
From the statement of the Central Bank of Costa Rica:
The Central Bank of Costa Rica announces to the national market that it will hold an auction of Monetary Stabilization Bonds next Monday, November 12th, 2018, and that in this event it will make available to the public the following standardized series, the features of which are detailed below:
In Costa Rica, the auction of four properties belonging to the plastics manufacturer Yanber is scheduled for October 4, which, after going through a period of crisis, closed its operations in June.
On August 14, the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad will be auctioning 17 properties located in different areas of the country.
Two of the properties to be auctioned are located in San José, one in Heredia, three in Alajuela, one in Cartago, two in Los Santos, one in Liberia, and seven in Tilarán.
"...The total base price of the auction exceeds $2 million.These are plots of land belonging to the ICE and Compañía Nacional de Fuerza y Luz (CNFL) that will generate good income and also savings in operating and maintenance costs," explained Francisco Garro, corporate manager of Administration and Finance at the ICE."
In the electronic auction a pound of coffee harvested on the farm Monte Llano Bonito won first place and the amount of $ 59 paid by an international buyer.
On June 21, the Japanese importer Wataru acquired for the coffee roaster Takamura, the best coffee in Costa Rica grown and harvested on the farm SUMA VA in Lourdes Cirri in Naranjo, Valle Occidental, during the International Cup of Excellence Auction.The grainwas sold at $59 a pound or S5900 per hundredweight for a batch of 11 bags.
On June 17, an electronic auction will he held of the winning lots in the Cup of Excellence, which will include the participation of 78 lots which obtained a score of above 85%.
The aspects to be taken into consideration when awarding ratings are fragrance, aroma and aftertaste. It is hoped that they results of the competition will be known by 8 May at the latest.
European and American companies who buy specialty coffee in electronic auctions are losing ground to Asian buyers, who in auctions for top grains from markets such as Costa Rica and Guatemala, are pushing up prices to record levels.
Strong growth in coffee consumption in countries such as South Korea and Japan, coupled with the large purchasing power of its inhabitants has boosted demand for gourmet coffee and other special varieties.
The amount paid by Japanese and Taiwanese roasters in the international auction is the highest for Costa Rican coffee in the last seven years.
The batch of coffee sold to international buyers who paid more than $4000 per quintal comes from La Bandera de Copey de Santa María de Dota, owned by producer Luis Navarro.
Crhoy.com reports that the second place in the international Cup of Excellence auction, "...
For the first time lots of very fine coffee from the Cup of Excellence event will be sold in the country at a national level and not in the international auction.
The Specialty Coffee Association of Costa Rica reported that the lots that do not pass on to the international stage, despite their high quality, will be sold here after coordination with national roasters and coffee producers, according to Nacion.com.
The Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad is holding an auction of scrap metal waste generated from the construction and maintenance of transmission lines.
Government Purchase Costa Rica 2014RE-000003-0000400001:
"[RE] Auction of scrap metal Strategic Business Unit (Uen) Electricity Customer Service."
The Ministry of Economy and Finance in Panama will be holding an auction of a parcel of land with an area of 33,428.58 m2 in the Community of Cardenas.
"AUCTION OF PUBLIC REAL ESTATE No. 2014-0-16-0-08-SB-006798
TO AWARD BY AUCTION PUBLIC GOODS No. 2014-0-16-0-08-SB-006798, FIRST CALL, THE SALE OF PLOT No. CA02-07, WITH A LAND AREA OF 33,428.58 MTS2, LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY DE CARDENAS, Ancon, PANAMA DISTRICT AND PROVINCE, FOR RESIDENTIAL USE.